Fragment of a woollen dress and a lock of human hair, found in moss on Hill of Norsewick, Shetland

Woman's dress, in purple and black shot silk, trimmed with silk velvet, constructed with the princess line, with a high round neckline and centre front fastening trimmed with velvet, full-length velvet sleeves with shot silk cuffs trimmed with lace, narrow skirt with train falling in swags and cascade, with purple silk ribbons trimming the centre front, panels of velvet and velvet finishing the train: British, c. 1874 - 1879

Woman's dress in black dress machine net and crepe de chine, decorated with coral coloured plastic beads and gold and black sequins, with v-shaped neckline and dropped waistline, bought by the donor in Glasgow: Scottish, 1927

Cotton dress in an abstract multicoloured print, with a label reading LIBERTY & C LTD / REGENT ST, LONDON / 36

Woman's dress, in yellow cotton printed in dark brown with an abstract design formed from clusters of rectangular shapes with small rectangular dashes between, with low wide neckline trimmed with pleats, full-length sleeves, fitted bodice and full ankle length skirt pleated into waist, lined with cotton, part of an ensemble with matching shoulder cape H.NAA 3.2: probably British, c. 1830

Dress fastener of bronze, from Ratho, Midlothian, Bronze Age

Dress fastener from a moss at Middlebie, 1st - 2nd century AD

Native style copper alloy button-and-loop fastener, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Dress pin or hairpin of bone with a winged head, from Orkney, 850 - 1000 AD

Large dress pin or hairpin of whalebone, with a spatulate head, from Skara Brae, Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney, 3100 - 2500 BC

Large dress pin or hairpin of whalebone with a pointed head, from Skara Brae, 3100 - 2400 BC

Large dress pin or hairpin of whalebone with a domed head, from Skara Brae

Animal-headed dress pin or hairpin of bone, from Jarlshof, Shetland, 850 - 1100 AD

Animal-headed dress pin or hairpin of bone, from Jarlshof, Shetland, 850 - 1100 AD

Dress pin or hairpin of bone with two animal heads, from Jarlshof, Shetland, 850 - 1100 AD

Animal-headed dress pin or hairpin of bone, from Jarlshof, Shetland, 850 - 1100 AD