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Bleaching: racks and cauldrons for drying bleached cloth. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1804.

A shearman removing the nap from rough woven cloth, watched by another man from a window. Woodcut by J. Amman.

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

Textiles: six scenes of silk manufacture in China. Engraving, 1750.

Textiles: men working at large fabric printing machines. Engraving.

Textiles: a mechanical Jacquard loom, three-quarter view with spectators. Engraving.

Textiles: four fabric samples mounted on a printed background. Wood engraving with colour fabric, 1809.

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

Textiles: lace making, threads stretched across a frame. Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Bleaching: vats and cauldrons for bleaching cloth. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1804.

Textiles: lace making, men weaving (top), and the loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Textiles: lace making, details of equipment. Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

Textiles: an extremely large detail of the weft and warp threads in silk satin. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.

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Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.