Silks And Linings
Here is a small selection of the super luxury range of woven silk scarves, squares, ties and jacket and coat linings that the firm produced in the 1920’s for fashionable retailers like Liberty, Burberry, Hugh Parson’s, Gordon Russell and others in the West End of London.
Images marked with prefix WG are courtesy of the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.
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Vine Intertwine 1904
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Planets c1910-12
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HC97B4 The Path
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MHC Ropes Silk Coat Lining
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Zodiac design detail
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Zodiac c1910
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Palio (I) 1927 Silk square
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Briar Dance (I) 1926 Silk square
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Briar Dance (II) 1926 Silk square
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St George (II) 1925 Silk square
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St George (I) 1925 Silk square
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Armada 1916 Silk square (I)
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HC45B1 Pinegrove 1911
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HC61 Ludlow 1921
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HC58B1 Poppy c1920
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HC151B6 Tanglewood
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HC119B4 Chessboard 1924
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HC121B4 Chessboard : The Knights 1924
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HC172B7 Lotus Scroll c1905
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HC150B6 TANGLEWOOD c1928
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HC672B20PB Thyrsus c1930
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HC201B9 Sailing c1925
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HC201B9 Sailing c1925
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HC175B7 Cupid c1925
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HC175B7 Cupid c1925
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HC171B7 ZIGZAG Silk lining c1925
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HC171B7 Diamond Silk lining c1925
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HC171B7 Lotus Scroll (II) Silk lining
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HC171B7 Lotus Scroll (II) Silk
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HC171B7 Griffin Silk Lining c1920
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ZIGZAG for Burberry courtesy of the Francesca Gallery, London
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HC246B11 Grapes, Pomegranats and figs c1930
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HC246B11 Grapes, Pomegranats and Figs c1930
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HC228B11 Blakeney c1930
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HC228B11 Blakeney c1930
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HC171B7 ZigZag Silk Lining c1925
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HC171B7 ZigZag Silk Lining c1925
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HC700B22 Gold Silk Coat Lining c1925
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HC700B22 Gold Silk Coat Lining c1925
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HC651B17 Planets c1910
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HC44B1 (53a) Barberry c1925
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HC44B1 (53a) Barberry c1925
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HCMD Path c1910
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HCMD Zodiac c1910
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HCMD Briar Dance c1925
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HCMD Zodiac c1910
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HCMD21d Path c1910
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HC95B4 Path c1910
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HC262B12 Vine Intertwine 1904
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HCMD Lining c1920
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HC174B7 Wolcot c1925
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HC171B7 Griffin Silk c1920
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WG80 Zodiac
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WG83 Zodiac
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WG145 T.35.1990 ( F ) Centaur
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WG148 T.35.1990 (F) Centaur
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WG146 T.35.1990 ( E ) Centaur
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HC258B12 Armada
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HC258B12 Armada