Curtain, cotton fabric block printed with a cypress tree growing from a vase on top of a mountain and flanked by animals and birds: West Asia, Iran, Qajar, 1880 - 1885

Door curtain of silk velvet embroidered in gold and showing a design of birds perched on a stylised flowering tree, framed and glazed: Middle East, Iran, 17th century

Part of a crewel work curtain made of linen and cotton twill with a bold leaf design in worsteds of shades of blue and green and white silk fringe: English, 1690 - 1700

Mixed cotton and linen crewel work curtain embroidered in coloured worsteds with a design of detached bouquets of flowers surrounded by similar border and backed with crimson cloth: English, c. 1700

Crewel work linen curtain embroidered in coloured woollen threads with birds amongst exotic flowers and foliage on meandering branches: English, c. 1700 - 1725

Pale grey-green woollen door-curtain embroidered with coloured woollen cords with a fringe of coloured woollen cords, showing 'Piramus and Thisbe': English, by Lilian M. Dring, 1938

One of a pair of cream cotton calico curtains block-printed in kalemkari technique with elaborate pictorial scenes of female dancers and musicians entertaining a prince: Middle East, Iran, c. 1840

One of a pair of cream cotton calico curtains block-printed in kalemkari technique with elaborate pictorial scenes of a poet receiving a group of old men: Middle East, Iran, c. 1840