The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 44
LINEN MUMMY CLOTHS {From an Exhibit in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts) Specimens from Egypt, date about 1545-1350 B.C. The hiero-glyphics are painted yellow and outlined with black. THE STORY OF TEXTILES 29 first material spun by early man; for flocks and herdsand a pastoral existence was the first…
Textile industry
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.