Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), details (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

A workshop where plumage is applied to clothing, above; tools for making and applying plumage, below. Engraving by R. Bénard after Radel.

A worker preparing a feather for use as a plume by scraping and curling, above; further preparation of a plume, two hats with plumes and a single plume, below. Engraving by R. Bénard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, details of the use of pincers (top), and sewing needles (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry dyeing, a furnace (top), fuel wood on a barrow or handcart (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: a loom for carpet weaving, cutting with scissors (top), combing the warp threads (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Upholstery: two stages in padding an armchair. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver pushing down the threads. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, parts of a loom. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: a spinning wheel (top), making the design (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver passing different threads through the weave. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a small loom for child apprentice weavers to learn on. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), and in plan (below), with part of a tapestry. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, two men tensioning a loom (top), one man tensioning a loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver working by the light of a candle in a reflective sconce. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom with a half-completed tapestry (top), details of the tools used (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: silk dyeing, washing cloth in a river (top), a spar used for winding silk thread (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

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Radel, active 1751-1767.

Images from the collections

Images by Radel, active 1751-1767.

Works from the collections

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), and in plan (below), with part of a tapestry. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, two men tensioning a loom (top), one man tensioning a loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver working by the light of a candle in a reflective sconce. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom with a half-completed tapestry (top), details of the tools used (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: silk dyeing, washing cloth in a river (top), a spar used for winding silk thread (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

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Radel, active 1751-1767.

Images from the collections

Images by Radel, active 1751-1767.

Works from the collections

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), and in plan (below), with part of a tapestry. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, two men tensioning a loom (top), one man tensioning a loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver working by the light of a candle in a reflective sconce. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom with a half-completed tapestry (top), details of the tools used (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: silk dyeing, washing cloth in a river (top), a spar used for winding silk thread (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

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