A three-page extract from The Textile Mercury of 3 May 1890 containing a lecture-style article by Professor Lessing of Berlin on weaving and embroidery in the East. He traces Oriental textile design from medieval Persian and Arabic motifs through the 16th and 17th century floral and palmette patterns, notes the link with the European pomegranate pattern via Venice, and discusses the damage done by machine production and aniline dyes. He also covers batik printing, Oriental embroidery stitches (couched work, crochet-needle stitch, gold embroidery), and objects such as grave coverlets, door curtains, handkerchiefs, and Indian long shawls. The pages also include trade news from Oldham, Preston, Scotland, Ireland and America, short notes on the silk industry in India, and cotton, yarn, and wool market reports.

Type

Article

Date

May 3, 1890

Language

English

Pages

3

Archive notes

Digital photography.