Item 120: Cut velvet industry--Looms in which the special fabric is woven, Kioto [Kyoto] Japan
File — Box: 10, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Black and white image of two women facing each other working on a loom. Velvet is the type of the piled or raised fabrics. In weaving these textiles, two warps are used, wound onseparate beams. The first is used in the ordinary way; the second, called the pole or pile warp, is raised into loops. More infomration on cut velvet is on the reverse. Meadville, Pa.: Keystone View Company, ca. 1900-1920. 18 x 9 cm.
Format: Stereoptic print.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
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