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Carding Wool
Carding Wool
Illustration · 1 page
A single-page halftone reproduction of Jean-François Millet's painting 'Carding Wool', printed in The Craftsman. It shows a seated woman in a white cap and dark bodice working wool with a hand card at a table, with a heap of wool and a basket nearby. The only text is a caption naming the painting and the painter.
Decoration of the Exposition
Decoration of the Exposition
Article · 17 pages
Article from Scribner's Magazine describing the architectural, sculptural, and mural decoration of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition buildings in Chicago, written as the fair was nearing completion. It covers the classical architecture under D. H. Burnham, the painted domes and panels by American artists in the Manufactures and Liberal Arts, Agricultural, and Administration buildings, outdoor sculpture, and planned banners and flags. Textile content is limited to allegorical dome figures of the Textile Arts, Needle-work, and Spinning (with a spider-web motif) by Robert Reid, J. Alden Weir, and Kenyon Cox, and a panel on textiles by Walter MacEwen and Gari Melchers.
Sheep Shearing
Sheep Shearing
Illustration · 1 page
A single-page reproduction of a sketch by the French painter Jean-François Millet showing sheep shearing. A woman in a headscarf bends over a sheep being sheared while a figure in a wide-brimmed hat stands behind her. The only text is the caption naming the work and the artist; it was printed in The Craftsman.
Shepherd
Shepherd
Illustration · 1 page
A single-page halftone reproduction of Jean-François Millet's painting 'The Shepherd', printed in The Craftsman. It shows a dark, hooded figure in a long cloak standing in a dusky field with rocks and a tree under a grey sky. The page carries only a caption and no textile or weaving content.
Spinner
Spinner
Illustration · 1 page
A single-page halftone reproduction of Jean-François Millet's painting "The Spinner," showing a woman seated at a spinning wheel in a dim interior. A distaff holding fiber stands at the left, with a basket at lower right and a wooden chair behind her. The page carries only a short printed caption naming the work and the painter.
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