Manuscrit de Théorie No. 3, by France, Lyon, 19th century
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Manuscrit de Théorie No. 3

France, Lyon

19th century

Medium
Textile school manuscript with 29 loom charts, 76 sample swatches showing finished designs from charts, and 32 graphed designs. 220 pages; 5 loose graph paper sheets with 6 designs for weaving, matted separately
Classification
Book
Dimensions
Average length of swatches: 2.8 cm (1 1/16 in.) 8.4 cm (3 3/8 in.); 15 cm (5 1/2 in.); 34.6 cm (13 11/16 in.) Average width of swatches: 3 cm (2 1/4 in.); 12.7 cm (5 in.); 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.); 31.6 cm (12 1/2 in.) Measurement of volume:…
Culture
Lyon
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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