Carpet
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on carpets from Zell's Encyclopedia. It gives the word's definitions and idioms (carpet knight, on the carpet), then a history of carpet manufacture from the East to Europe and the United States. It describes the main types: Brussels, Wilton, Kidderminster, Tapestry, Axminster, Ingrain, Dutch and Venetian, and Printed Felt. Fig. 521 is a magnified cross-section diagram of a Brussels carpet showing wires, weft and warp.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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