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  • Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.
  • Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.
  • Joseph-Marie Jacquard, seated in an armchair. Weaving by Carquillat after Bruyas, ca. 1810.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, two close-up views of hands weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Visayas women weaving. The phrenological journal, 1899.
  • Textiles: weaving. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Textiles: weaving. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Textiles: silk weaving silk weaving equipment, plan and elevation of an oval loom. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Sarawak: a girl weaving cotton on a loom. Photograph.
  • A man weaving cloth. Watercolour by an Indian painter.
  • Textiles: a man sitting at a loom weaving stockings. Wood engraving.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, details of threads. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Textiles: weaving of cotton (top), the side elevation of a loom (below). Engraving.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, parts of a loom. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, spinning machine and details. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • A tea plantation in China: workers are shown weaving baskets. Gouache, China, 1800/1850.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver passing different threads through the weave. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Textiles: a weaving loom (above), with two shuttles and the upper frame (below). Engraving.
  • Textiles: detail of a loom for tapestry weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Textiles: loom for specialist silk weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: a loom for ribbon weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after J.-R. Lucotte.
  • Textiles: silk weaving, the equipment used. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, the top of a loom. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Textiles: a loom for ribbon-weaving, with a weaver working. Engraving by T. Jefferys.
  • Textiles: threads on a loom for tapestry weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Textiles: a silk weaving loom and a frame for silkworms. Engraving by A. Bell.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, three looms in an interior. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.
  • Six different trades: gold-beating, weaving, carpentry, umbrella-making, pharmacy and locksmithing. Coloured etching.
  • Textiles: weaving and finishing fringes (top), the loom (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.
  • Textiles: tapestry weaving, a weaver pushing down the threads. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.