Velvet
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A very short encyclopedia entry defining velvet as an all-silk fabric with a close, short, soft shag on the face and a strong close tissue on the back. It names the main centers of manufacture: France, Italy (Venice, Milan, Florence, Genoa, Lucca) and Holland, where French refugees established the industry at Haarlem. It judges French velvets superior to the others.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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