Peacock feathers that will never make you sneeze from Silver Studios. Founded in 1880 in London by Arthur Silver, they did a lot of design work for Liberty of London.

Peacock feather wallpaper. ca. 1895.
Peacock feather wallpaper. ca. 1895. Grass paper wallcovering. Designed by Arthur Silver for Rottmann-Silver. Image © 2019 Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MoDA), Middlesex University. Fair use license. via https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=220014&sos=0
"Peacock Feathers." 1887. Furnishing fabric.
“Peacock Feathers.” 1887. Roller printed cotton. Arthur Silver, designer. Designed for Liberty and Company. Rossendale Printing Company, maker. Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Fair use license. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78872/peacock-feathers-furnishing-fabric-silver-arthur/
Sketch of symmetrical overlapping peacock feathers. Preparatory drawing for a wallcovering designed for Rottmann-Silver in 1884.
Sketch of symmetrical overlapping peacock feathers. Preparatory drawing for a wallcovering designed for Rottmann-Silver in 1884. Central feather in gold, green and blue. Eye with blue, green, mauve and orange. Pencil and gouache on copy paper. Image © 2019 Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MoDA), Middlesex University. Fair use license. via https://vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=219866&sos=0

Textiles celebrating America, right out of the 1920’s. H.R. Mallinson & Company, maker.

"Franklin's Key to Electricity," from the "Early American Series." 1929.
“Franklin’s Key to Electricity,” from the “Early American Series.” 1929. Dress silk. Image © Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Fair use license. via https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/early-american-series-57083100
"Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone," from the "National Park" series.
“Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone,” from the “National Park” series. 1927. Printed dress silk. Image © National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Fair use license. via https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1166582
"Memories of the Alamo." 1929.
“Memories of the Alamo.” 1929. Printed dress silk. Image © Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Fair use license. via https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/memories-alamo-57083100h?return=%2Fart-design%2Fcollection%3Fsearch_api_fulltext%3DH.R.%2520Mallinson%2520%2526%2520Co.

Textile designs by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Living from 1868 to 1928 he studied at the Glasgow School of Art.

Flowering bulb textile design. 1915-1923.
Flowering bulb textile design. 1915-1923. Watercolor and pencil. Image © Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow. Fair use license. via https://rampages.us/gdtheory/tag/charles-rennie-mackintosh/
Tobacco flower textile design. Undated.
Tobacco flower textile design. Undated. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Image © Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow. Fair use license. via http://community.artauthority.net/work.asp?wid=97236&pos=123
Textile design with stylized floral motifs. ca. 1918.
Textile design with stylized floral motifs. ca. 1918. Pencil and watercolor. Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Fair use license. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O692580/textile-design-mackintosh-charles-rennie/
Textile design. 1917.
Textile design. 1917. Watercolor and pencil. Image © 2018 Blouin Corp. Fair use license. via https://www.blouinartsalesindex.com/auctions/Charles-Rennie-Mackintosh-7102156/Textile-Design-1917

Lace as delicate as a wild flower and just as lovely. Collections of the Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest.

Lace trimming for an alb. 1650-1700.
Lace trimming for an alb. 1650-1700. Needlepoint lace made with flax yarn. Venetian. Image © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/lace-trimming-embroidered-apparel-for-an-alb-liturgival-vestment/2479?i=58
Flat point Venetian lace. 1750-1799.
Flat point Venetian lace. 1750-1799. Needlepoint lace with linen thread. Probably made in France or Italy. Image © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/csipke-point-plat-de-venice/14546?i=86
Lace band. 1650-1699.
Lace band. 1650-1699. Needlepoint lace with flax yarn. Made in Italy. Image © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/lace-band/39456?i=87

Animal purses by Judith Leiber

"Avalon Flamingo Crystal Clutch Bag."
“Avalon Flamingo Crystal Clutch Bag.” Contemporary. American. Judith Leiber Couture, maker. Image © 2019, Neiman Marcus. Fair use license. via https://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/judith-leiber-couture-avalon-flamingo-crystal-clutch-bag-prod201070255?ecid=NMAF__Lyst+US&CS_003=5630585&utm_
Fish handbag.
Fish handbag. Installation view, Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Undated. American. Judith Leiber Couture, maker. © Judith Leiber Couture. Fair use license. via https://www.justgoplacesblog.com/mad-museum/
Penguin clutch.
Penguin clutch. Undated. American. Judith Leiber Couture, maker. © Judith Leiber Couture. Fair use license. via https://www.purseblog.com/evening-bags/add-a-glittering-jewel-to-your-wardrobe-with-a-judith-leiber-clutch-from-christies/attachment/judith-leiber-penguin-clutch/

Textile designs to make your curtains sing from a Wiener Werkstätte album of design swatches in the collections of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

"Iselberg" design. 1912-1917.
“Iselberg” design. 1912-1917. Block printed. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=wiener+werkst%C3%A4tte&p=2&ps=12&st=Objects&ii=4#/BK-1995-34-J,16
"Aussee" design. 1911-1914.
“Aussee” design. 1911-1914. Block printed. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=wiener+werkst%C3%A4tte&p=3&ps=12&st=Objects&ii=0#/BK-1995-34-C(V),24
"Strohblume" design. 1910-1914.
“Strohblume” design. 1910-1914. Block printed. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?q=wiener+werkst%C3%A4tte&p=1&ps=12&st=Objects&ii=4#/BK-1995-34-B,4

Hats and other attire good enough for an empress. From the exhibition “Empresses of China’s Forbidden City”. Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing.

Festive robe with bats, lotuses, and the character for longevity.
Festive robe with bats, lotuses, and the character for longevity. Jiaqing period, 1796–1820. Embroidery, polychrome and metallic-wrapped silk threads on silk tabby. Probably embroidered by the Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou and tailored in the Imperial Workshop, Beijing. Palace Museum, Gu43302. © The Palace Museum. Fair use license. via http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2018/08/18/36637303.html
Festive headdress with phoenixes and peonies.
Festive headdress with phoenixes and peonies. Tongzhi or Guangxu period, probably 1872 or 1888–89. Silver with gilding, kingfisher feather, pearls, coral, jadeite, ruby, sapphire, tourmaline, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and glass; frame: metal, wires with silk satin, velvet, and cardboard. Probably made in the Imperial Workshop, Beijing. Palace Museum, Gu59708. © The Palace Museum. Fair use license. via http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2018/08/18/36637303.html
Court hat with phoenixes. 18th or 19th c.
Court hat with phoenixes. 18th or 19th c. Sable, velvet, silk floss, pearls, tiger’s-eye stone, lapis lazuli, glass, birch bark and metal with gilding, and kingfisher feather. Imperial Workshop, Beijing, presumed maker. Palace Museum, Gu60084. © The Palace Museum. Fair use license. via http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2018/08/18/36637303.html
Pair of socks with phoenixes and other birds. Kangxi period, 1662–1722.
Pair of socks with phoenixes and other birds. Kangxi period, 1662–1722. Embroidery, polychrome, metallic-wrapped and peacock-filament-wrapped threads on silk satin with silk damask and silk lining. workshop, Probably made in a workshop in Jiangsu or Zhejiang province. Palace Museum, Gu61795. © The Palace Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/empresses-of-chinas-forbidden-city-1644-1912/
Platform shoes with tiger heads, the character for longevity, and bats. Guangxu period, 1875–1908.
Platform shoes with tiger heads, the character for longevity, and bats. Guangxu period, 1875–1908. Appliqué, and silk satin. Platforms wood core covered with cotton and glass beads, Palace Museum, Gu61568. © The Palace Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20181227/peabody-essex-museum-explores-history-of-three-women-who-ruled-china
Festive robe with eight dragon-phoenix roundels and twelve imperial symbols.
Festive robe with eight dragon-phoenix roundels and twelve imperial symbols. Guangxu period, about 1888–89. Embroidery, polychrome and metallic-wrapped silk threads on silk tabby. Imperial Silk Manufactory, Suzhou, embroidery. Imperial Workshop, Beijing, tailoring. Palace Museum, Gu44219. © The Palace Museum. Fair use license. via http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2018/08/18/36637303.html

Textiles with a bit of a Constructivist kick. Russian. Varvara Stepanova, 20th century designer. Also designed sportwear and taught textile design at Vkhutemas in Moscow.

Red, white and blue. ca. 1920's.
Red, white and blue. ca. 1920’s. Fair use license. via https://coralhnd.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/textile-designs-varvara-stepanova/
Orange, white and pale blue.
Orange, white and pale blue. Fair use license. via https://coralhnd.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/textile-designs-varvara-stepanova/
Gold, white and purple.
Gold, white and purple. Fair use license. via http://costumehelsinki.blogspot.com/2013/12/soviet-pattern-designs-by-stepanova.html

Lace from the collection recently released for free download and viewing at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Strip of needle lace with a man with scepter between two crowns. ca. 1685-1695.
Strip of needle lace with a man with scepter between two crowns. ca. 1685-1695. French. Maker not known. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/rijksstudio/kunstwerken/textiel/objecten#/BK-1980-86,0
Workpiece made to earn a diploma. ca. 1890-1900.
Workpiece made to earn a diploma. ca. 1890-1900. Geesje Smid, maker. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?f=1&p=2&ps=12&collection=textile