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An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth (1903)

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side of the tapestry. The weft-threads in this case are tied and then cut, producing a velvet pile.There are about forty workmen now employed, and a skilful workman can complete four square yards in ayear, but^ the average annual task is about one and a half yards. Many years are, therefore,… … Regency. GILLES-MARIE OPPENORD. 221Early i8th Century.

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