White silk posters & prints

White elephant washed by 18 men, embroidered on a fukusa. Japan, 19th century Unknown

Mantua or court dress; Gown and Petticoat. England, 18th century Unknown

Sleeve band, detail Anonymous

Dress silk with meanders of white floral lace with bouquets Unknown

Man in a white silk waistcoat, c.1745-50 Joseph Highmore

Mantua. English, mid-18th century Unknown

Portrait of Mrs White, full length in a White Silk Dress, 1809 George Dawe

Gown and Stomacher, detail. England, mid-18th century Unknown

Woman's dress detail Unknown

Spotted Forktail, on Silk Jahangir Anonymous

Dress silk with meanders in white leaves and flowers bouquets Unknown

Stomacher. England, 18th century Unknown

Glove Sheldon Tapestry Workshops

Hollyhocks and Snowflakes. Japan, late 19th century Unknown

Dress fabric design Unknown

Manufacturing silk, Syria Underwood & Underwood

Evening Dress and shawl. France, early 19th century Unknown

Shishi Amongst Peonies, detail. Japan, mid-19th century Unknown

Manufacturing silk, Syria Underwood & Underwood

Bird furnishing fabric Edward William Godwin

Blouse. Croatia, late 19th century Unknown

Wedding dress. London, England, late 19th century Unknown

Hand Of Magician Pulling White Rabbit Out Of Black Silk Top Hat Anonymous

White Rabbit Being Pulled Out Of Silk Top Hat By Hand Of Magician Anonymous

Kimono, detail. Japan, late 19th century Unknown

Experts purchasing silk cocoons, for export to France, Antioch, Syria Underwood & Underwood

Portrait of Marie-Julie Clary Queen of Naples with her daughter Zenaide Bonaparte 1807 Robert Lefevre

Pair of christening mittens Charles Ricketts

Temple robe with representations of The Daoist Universe, detail Unknown

Twelve-Symbol robe, detail Anonymous

Court dress or mantua. Embroidered silk with silver thread. England, c.1740-45 Unknown

Portrait of a Young Woman Raphael (1483-1520)

Feeding silkworms their breakfast of mulberry leaves, Lebanon mountains, Syria Underwood & Underwood

Abigael Bromfield Rogers, c.1784 John Singleton Copley

Silk Pattern. 1851 Anonymous

Inn and Travelers in Snowy Mountains, dated 1745 Yuan Yao