Ladies Silk Dress, 1960s
This silk dress was handmade and has a hand painted design of flowers.
It probably dates to the late 1960s, it is short in length and the flowers were painted in bright 'psychedelic' colours reminiscent ...
Ladies Silver Evening Gloves, c.1960s
These long gloves would have been worn for a special occasion or as evening wear.
They are made using a metallic silver thread which means they were probably made in the 1960s.
Ladies Wedding Shoes, 1926
Worn in 1926 by Mrs Salt (nee Miss Mary Ellen Barks) on her wedding day.
Although they appear plain for a wedding they were also practical and could be worn again after the wedding, as shoes were expensive. ...
Ladies White Cotton Apron
This apron is made out of cotton and has simple white embroidery for decoration and a lace trim.
The top edge of this apron would have been pinned in place and would have been called a 'pinny'.
It ...
Ladies White Lace Apron
Aprons were originally used to protect the wearer’s clothes from harm, yet as time passed aprons started to be used to show status or occupation in society.
This apron is made out of lace and was ...
Leather Handbag, c.1900-1940
This handbag is made out of toughened leather with a small woven handle and a clasp fastening.
There is a small area of metalwork which adds some detail to an otherwise plain handbag.
The handbag ...
Leycett
An old corner shop at Leycett is pictured here with residents standing outside. At the time this photograph was taken only about twenty houses in the village were still occupied.
Lion Fur Stole, c.1933
This stole is made of an unusual type of fur - that of a lion.
The stole was given to Mrs Sumnall by her employers in the early 1930s.
Apparantly a member of her employers family had shot the ...
Lurex Gloves, 1960s/1970s
These long evening gloves are made using a lurex type fabric which was popluar in the 1960s and 1970s.
Malaysian skirt
Straight dark blue cotton skirt, printed in gold and silver showing a fishing village scene with palm trees.
A concertina fold of the material at centre back forms a kick pleat, there is a metal zipper ...
Mink Stole,1930s
This stole is made out of three mink sewn together, two mink make up the sides and just the fur of the third is used to produce the back. The two mink on the side still have their legs and head attached ...
Mink(?) Fur Stole, 1930s
We believe this stole to be made of mink fur.
It still has the nose, whiskers, feet and claws still attached.
The head has been slightly re-shaped on the stole so a clip fastening could be used. ...
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress
This is the wedding dress worn by Miss Sarah Griffiths on her marriage to Mr Daniel Browning. They were married on 18 May 1879 at the Wesleyan Chapel in Audley. Sarah's father and Daniel were both coal ...
Mrs Jones' Hat Shop, Drayton Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Taken around 1920 this photograph shows the frontage of Mrs Jones' Hat Shop on Drayton Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The window display shows the wide range of hats available to the ladies of Newcastle, ...
Native American Dress
Native Americans considered making clothes a serious task and were all made by hand by the women in the tribe.
Animal hides were most commonly used to make the clothes from the animals they hunted, ...
Regency White Dress
We believe this dress to be from the Regency era and may have been worn with a highly decorated colourful outer garment or dress.
It is made out of plain white fine cotton, the waist is at 'empire line' ...
Sami Gákti Footwear
Gákti is the traditional clothing worn by the Sami in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Traditional gákti was made out of reindeer leather and sinew and shoes were made out of reindeer ...
Sami Gákti Footwear
Gákti is the traditional clothing worn by the Sami in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Traditional gákti was made out of reindeer leather and sinew and shoes were made out of reindeer ...