Gobelin
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A single-page encyclopedia entry on the Gobelin family of dyers and the Gobelins manufactory in Paris. It traces the family from the 15th century, when Jehan Gobelin set up a scarlet dye-works on the Bièvre, through the addition of tapestry weaving in the 16th century. It then covers the purchase of the works by Colbert for Louis XIV in 1662, the closure and reopening in the 1690s, the addition of carpet manufacture in 1826, and the fire of 1871. It ends with a short list of French references.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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