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 50
EGYPTIAN TUNIC (From an Exhibit in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts) A tunic from a Coptic grave in Egypt dating from the first to the seventhcentury a.d. Into the garment of plain basket weave are woven withreddish-violet wool and white linen threads circular medallions and bandsof ornaments. The… … PERUVIAN TUNIC {From an Exhibit in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts) Woven with cotton, decorated with borders of tapestry weaving of coloredwools. The red wools are dyed, while the yellow and brown are the naturalcolor of the Vicuna and the alpaca wools. It shows the high skill reachedby the…
Textile industry
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