Japanese Kimono
This is probably a kimono for a man as it is far simpler in design and has darker colours than that of a woman's.
The shorter length and shorter sleeves also suggest it would have been worn by a man. ...
Japanese Obi
Obi’s were originally used to hold the kimono closed and started off as a simple ribbon.
Though during the seventeenth century obi’s particularly women’s started to increase in size, this new size ...
Japanese Obi
Obi’s were originally used to hold the kimono closed and started off as a simple ribbon.
Though during the seventeenth century obi’s particularly women’s started to increase in size, this new size ...
Japanese Women’s Kimono
Kimonos were adopted from China in the early fifth century and have since been greatly altered by Japanese fashion trends.
The strict customs surrounding kimonos has resulted in the establishment of ...
Johnson's Buses, Church Street, Audley
Johnson's Buses are pictured filled with people ready for the off outside Carryer's pawnbrokers shop. A Jeweller's can be seen on the right hand side of this photograph.
Knitted Mittens, WW2
These woollen mittens have been knitted out of khaki coloured wool and were hand knitted probably for a soldier during World War 2..
Knutton Forge, Silverdale
Workers from Knutton Forge standing in front of the Forge buildings. Knutton Forge was an important manufacturing site with around 60 puddling furnaces and 5 rolling mills. The Forge was opened in 1851 ...
Ladies 3/4 length Gloves, c.1950-1970
These are fairly plain white nylon gloves except for the small broderie anglaise motifs applied to the top part.
In the 1950s and 1960s many women still wore gloves when in public, but in the late ...
Ladies Black Hat, 1940s
Hats during World war II were dubbed the ‘resistance piece’ by the French against Nazi occupation.
This was because hat materials were not rationed so feathers, veiling and artificial flowers were ...
Ladies Black Hat, c.1910
This type of hat was popular in the Edwardian era.
This hat belonged to the donors grandmother Catherine Leighton from Hanchurch and would have been worn in around 1910.
It is a black straw hat, ...
Ladies Black Hat, c.1910
The style of the hat is simple with small feathers used for decoration.
Ladies Black 'Peach Basket' Hat
'Peach basket' hats got their name simply because they looked like upturned fruit baskets.
The first hats of this type were worn in 1908. The became popular again in the 1930s and mid-1950s.
This ...
Ladies Black Picture Hat, c.1910-1930
A 'Picture hat' is a hat with a wide brim like this one.
This hat belonged to the donor's grandmother Mrs Catherine Leighton.
It is made of black straw and is decorated with black ostrich feathers....
Ladies Lilac hat, c.1930-1950
This hat is made of straw and is decorated with a sheer fabric and small bunches of artificial flowers.
Ladies Short Gloves, c.1940
Short gloves were worn generally in the day or with long sleeves and were popular throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century.
These gloves appear to have been handmade, crocheted out of wool.
Ladies Short Lace Gloves, c.1950s
Short gloves were worn during the day or with long sleeves and were worn throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
We believe that these gloves date from around the 1950s.
They are made ...
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.