Evening gownLiberty & Co.c. 1910Silk satin, silk gauze & pearl beads Liberty & Co. opened in Londons West End during 1875. Founder Arthur Lasenby Liberty stocked his small shop with goods imported from the Middle East and Japan, including curios, porcelain, fans and lengths of fabric. Libertys shop had a bazaar-like atmosphere and attracted a clientele sympathetic to the ideals of the Aesthetic Movement. From the beginning, textiles were an important part of ...
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