Sujet

Cotton manufacture, c1845. Artist: Unknown.

Légende

Cotton manufacture, c1845. An adult 'hand' with a boy assistant, forming cotton into 'laps' so that it could be put into the carding machine in a uniform amounts. In the foreground are baskets of cotton that had been through the gin to remove seeds and separate fibres. On the right at the back of the bench, there is a balance for weighing cotton. Under the bench are 'laps' ready for carding. From The Useful Arts and Manufactures of Great Britain by Charles Tomlinson. (London, c1845). (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1845

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D14_089

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (3,6Mo) / 41,6cm x 30,1cm / 4913 x 3550 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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