Oriental carpets, runners and rugs and some Jacquard reproductions .. (1910)
Humphries, Sydney, 1862-1941 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 136
average three years. Themanufacture of silk tapestries at Nimes has been declining since1750, and there, as at Aubusson, it is in private hands. At Beauvaisas well as Gobelins the manufacture is controlled by the State.Cotton warps, called boyaux, are employed ; the weft is of twofoldwool, and is a… … Contemporary Arts brodee, its characteristic being that it is open and firm. The wefts aredyed by expert chemists and dyers, by the old method of wood dyes,such as indigo, cochineal, and curcuma. Part wool and part silktapestries are also manufactured, and a limited number of all silk. Another…
Jacquard, Joseph-Marie, 1752-1834 · `Abbas I, Shah of Iran, 1571-1629 · Rugs, Oriental
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