Shawl
A Victorian silk shawl from Leamington Spa. The shawl has a woven decorative pattern of white roses on a black background. The shawl has black and gold silk ribbons and black tassles. This is a wedding ...
Shoe
A Victorian white silk dancing shoe with a flat sole and a fine silk cord for wrapping around ankle.
Shoe
A Victorian white silk dancing shoe with a flat sole and a fine silk cord for wrapping around ankle.
Shoe
An English dress shoe made from black leather with a heel. It has a large ruffled rosette and metal buckle at the front, c.1810.
Shoe
A 19th century brown silk shoe with yellow stripes and a bow across the toes. It has a low heel and is one of a pair.
Shoe
A 19th century brown silk shoe with yellow stripes and a bow across the toes. It has a low heel and is one of a pair.
Shoe
One of a pair of French, black silk dancing shoes that were made c. 1850. It has a flat leather sole with cotton seams and is decorated with a tiny black bow.
Shoe
One of a pair of French, black silk dancing shoes that were made c. 1850. It has a flat leather sole with cotton seams and is decorated with a tiny black bow.
Skirt
A lightweight silk grey spotted full length skirt with black silk edging. The skirt is a part of a suit, c.1857-1929.
Skirt
A purple velvet skirt which forms part of a dress. By the mid-1860s the fashion for huge circular skirts had begun to wane. They became flatter at the front, with less fullness in the hips, like the skirt ...
Sleeve
A white cotton sleeve, slightly ruched at the shoulder and cuff, with lace edging to the cuff. It is a Victorian 'Day' sleeve or over-sleeve, worn to protect the cuffs and forearm portions of dresses ...
Sleeve
A white cotton sleeve, slightly ruched at the shoulder and cuff, with lace edging to the cuff. It is a Victorian 'Day' sleeve or over sleeve, worn to protect the cuffs and forearm portions of dresses ...
Slipper and Wooden Dolls
Embroidered slipper filled with a collection of small dolls. The dolls are all made of wood, with jointed limbs and painted hair and faces. They would have been very cheap to buy, and were probably made ...
Smoking Cap
A Victorian smoking cap made of dark blue velvet. It is embroidered with yellow and blue flowers around the sides and top, and has a blue covered button and tassle.
Smoking Cap
A Victorian smoking cap made of dark blue velvet. It is embroidered with pink flowers and green leaves around the sides and top, and has a green and pink tassle.
Spectacles
Rimmed spectacles, from Leamington Spa, possibly made of iron. They have round lenses with fabric-covered metal rings to fit behind the ears, c.1732-1810.
Spectacles
Silver folding spectacles with small circular lenses. The arms are hinged at the front and also have rivets to form folding ear-pieces. The ear-pieces have loops at the end, possibly for threading a ribbon, ...
Stocking
A pale pink coloured silk stocking. It is a man's stocking and would be worn with court dress, 1845-1850.