Specification of a British patent (dated April 30, 1793) granted to Francis Frederick Eckhardt of Chelsea for preparing linen and cotton cloth as wall hangings. The cloth is stretched on a frame and filled with a flour or starch paste mixed with wax, then coated with water-colours and sized. Ornaments in gold, silver or colours are printed or gilded on to imitate damask, lace and silk stuffs, and the surface is varnished so it can be washed. This is a printing and finishing process, not a woven structure.