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Looms

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  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), details (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • A woman is weaving at a loom with a spindle in her hand. Aquatint by C.M. Metz.
  • Textiles: a mechanical Jacquard loom, three-quarter view with spectators. Engraving.
  • Textiles: four fabric samples mounted on a printed background. Wood engraving with applied fabric, 1814.
  • The Virgin looks away from her Bible as the angel appears, bearing lilies. Engraving by C. Visscher after A. de Weerdt.
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    Textiles: lace making, men weaving (top), and the loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

    Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804. | Reference: 43979i
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    Textiles: a loom for braid manufacture. Engraving by R. Benard after J.-R. Lucotte.

    Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804. | Reference: 43735i
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    Textiles: a loom for ribbon weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after J.-R. Lucotte.

    Lucotte, Jacques-Raymond, approximately 1733-1804. | Reference: 43719i
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    Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), and in plan (below), with part of a tapestry. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

    Radel, active 1751-1767. | Reference: 43890i
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    Textiles: tapestry weaving, two men tensioning a loom (top), one man tensioning a loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

    Radel, active 1751-1767. | Reference: 43875i
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