Carpets
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A general historical essay on carpets from the 1872 series Great Industries of the United States. It traces carpets from their origins in the East, through Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome, to their late arrival in Europe, with notes on tapestry (the Bayeux tapestry, Mortlake, Beauvais). The final pages cover carpet use and manufacture in the United States, from rag carpets and William Peter Sprague's 1791 Philadelphia factory to Erastus B. Bigelow's power looms of the 1840s, and conclude with remarks on other floor coverings and changing fashions.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1872
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
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