Blythe House.

4th December 2009.

Blythe house holds an enormous archive which began in the late 1970’s to accommodate the V&A’s ever growing collections. The vast amounts of material held here is such a wonderful thing to see, the piles of designs and colour chart books for the seasons fashion forecasts from the past is amazing. Along with many other stores are Heal’s fabric sample books, a record of each colour, which one sold best and how many were sold. There were also photos and illustrations, some dating back as far as the early 1900's, with incredible detail and colour throughout

Apart from Fashion and Textiles, Blythe house also holds objects from the V&A’s collections such as furniture, fine arts, glass, ceramics and jewellery.