Damask
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A two-page encyclopedia article defining damask as figured fabric woven with non-geometric patterns, and tracing its name to Damascus. It describes the Jacquard machine's role and the main centers of manufacture in Europe and Britain, especially Dunfermline. It distinguishes full harness, single (common) and double damask by the number of threads lifted per needle and the shaft ground (five-shaft, eight-leaf twill), then gives cost and industry statistics for Dunfermline from 1836 to 1877.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1881
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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