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Tapestries, their origin, history and renaissance (1912)

Hunter, George Leland, 1867-1927 · New York, John Lane company; · leaf 264

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ity. A visit to the tapestry works at Williamsbridge,in New York City, is most interesting. Here ina city that is crowded with machinery and steamengines and electric motors, and in a country that, onaccount of its success with machinery, has neglectedthings artistic, we find what has not unjustly… … TAPESTRY LOOM PLATE no. 247. Above, miniature model of a Williamsbridge loom,showing pillows, bobbins, small comb, large comb, awl, scissors. Below, from the weavers point of view, 248 TAPESTRIES—THEIR ORIGIN number of looms is 36, and each loom accommodatesfrom two to four weavers. Of the general…

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