Loom Collection (#9)

A Lyonnais weaver and his family, c. 1880 (lithograph)
485177 A Lyonnais weaver and his family, c.1880 (lithograph) by Gerardin, Auguste (b.1849) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur d un tisseur Lyonnais; ); French, out of copyright

Victims of Science: Joseph Marie Jacquard (chromolitho)
724772 Victims of Science: Joseph Marie Jacquard (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victims of Science: Joseph Marie Jacquard)

Tapestry (chromolitho)
735569 Tapestry (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tapestry. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century)

Weavers, Hindoos, Delhi, from The People of India, by J
STC439696 Weavers, Hindoos, Delhi, from The People of India, by J. Forbes Watson, published 1868 (albumen print) by English Photographer

Minyades or Figlie di Minia Disprezzatrici di Bacco, Book IV
STC415893 Minyades or Figlie di Minia Disprezzatrici di Bacco, Book IV, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Weaving in Spitalfields, London (engraving)
3245410 Weaving in Spitalfields, London (engraving) by British School, (18th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Edmund Cartwirght (chromolitho)
2802532 Edmund Cartwirght (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Cartwirght)

Le Canut lyonnais (engraving)
2788018 Le Canut lyonnais (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Canut lyonnais)

Spinning silk and a Jacquard loom (chromolitho)
2788847 Spinning silk and a Jacquard loom (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spinning silk and a Jacquard loom)

Lazare Carnot visiting the workshop of Jacquard in Lyon, 1801 (colour litho)
2819127 Lazare Carnot visiting the workshop of Jacquard in Lyon, 1801 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japanese men weaving straw mats, Japan
19th century vintage photograph - Japanese men weaving straw mats on a loom, Japan, c.1880 s

Indian weavers at work, India, c. 1880 s
Indian weavers at work, India, c.1880 s

c. 1880s Japan - weaving on a loom

Advertisement for J M Latimer carpets and rugs, 138 & 140 Federal Street, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (chromolitho)
3104933 Advertisement for J M Latimer carpets and rugs, 138 & 140 Federal Street, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (chromolitho) by American School

Famous craftsmen (colour litho)
3099326 Famous craftsmen (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous craftsmen)

Spinning silk threads, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Indian Cotton, the Webs of Dacca (engraving)
1608258 Indian Cotton, the Webs of Dacca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Cotton, the Webs of Dacca)

Trades in Regency England. Sail cloth, stone quarries and timber for ship building. Sailors unfurling a canvas sail on a ship 13, men moving blocks of stone in a Portland quarry 14

Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning. Workers seated at grinding wheels in a cutlery factory in Sheffied 58

Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips. Basket-maker weaving willow into baskets and hampers on the Isle of Ely 34

Drawing of Sir Richard Arkwrights Spinning Machine, patented in 1769, c
KW258418 Drawing of Sir Richard Arkwrights Spinning Machine, patented in 1769, c.1830 (lithograph) by Lowry, Joseph Wilson (1803-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arkwright (1732-93); ); British

Weaving a Rug, from Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, pub
STC267688 Weaving a Rug, from Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, pub. under the orders of Napoleon, 1822 (engraving) (later colouration) by Conte

Effects of Good Government, c. 1338 (fresco)
ALI291658 Effects of Good Government, c.1338 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy; (add.info.: Effets du Bon Gouvernement; ); Alinari

Page from the Codex Mendoza, showing discipline and chores assigned to children, Mexico
XCF291046 Page from the Codex Mendoza, showing discipline and chores assigned to children, Mexico, c.1541-42 (pen & ink on paper) by Spanish School, (16th century); Bodleian Library, Oxford

The Keepsake, 1901 (oil on canvas)
BIR100682 The Keepsake, 1901 (oil on canvas) by Bunce, Kate Elizabeth (1858-1927); 81.3x49.5 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Ms 324 f. 62 v. Arachne challenges Pallas and becomes a spider
HLK151279 Ms 324 f.62 v. Arachne challenges Pallas and becomes a spider, from Metamorphoses 6 by Ovid, 1479 (vellum) by Netherlandish School

The Art of Weaving, hexagonal decorative relief tile from a series depicting
BAT103677 The Art of Weaving, hexagonal decorative relief tile from a series depicting the practitioners of the Arts and Sciences

The Briar Rose Series - Study for The Garden Court (oil on canvas)
BIR100723 The Briar Rose Series - Study for The Garden Court (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Ms Fr 1537 Fol. 36 The Virgin Mary weaving in a workshop
BNP159939 Ms Fr 1537 Fol.36 The Virgin Mary weaving in a workshop, from Chants royaux sur la Conception couronnee du Puy de Rouen (vellum) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale

Weights used to keep vertical warp threads taut on upright looms, Iron Age
AMQ185036 Weights used to keep vertical warp threads taut on upright looms, Iron Age by Iron Age; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: normally made from clay)

Weavers, in Coventry, 1895 (w / c and gouache on paper)
COV138412 Weavers, in Coventry, 1895 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Anderson, George Lilly (1775-1851); Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; eHerbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry; English

The main workshop of the Rime et Renard factory at Orleans
CHT157319 The main workshop of the Rime et Renard factory at Orleans, from Les Grandes Usines by Turgan (engraving) (b/w photo) by Rose, Laurent Victor (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Ms 0. 9. 34 fol. 32v Treadle Loom, from Romance of Alexander, 1250 (vellum)
BAL52377 Ms 0.9.34 fol.32v Treadle Loom, from Romance of Alexander, 1250 (vellum) by English School, (13th century); Trinity College, Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: from St)

Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge
6340289 Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge)

Ushcocci pirates living in Dalmatia
GIA4813856 Ushcocci pirates living in Dalmatia. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ushcocci pirates living in Dalmatia.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Return of Ulysses to Penelope, 1508-1509 (fresco)
FIA5378368 Return of Ulysses to Penelope, 1508-1509 (fresco) by Pinturicchio, Bernardino di Betto (c.1452-1513); 125x152 cm; National Gallery, London

Culture, civilization and Indian society: the weaver in India
GIA4817987 Culture, civilization and Indian society: the weaver in India. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Culture)

Advertising of a builder of the Jacquard Loom "Caillot de Lyon"
GIA4707702 Advertising of a builder of the Jacquard Loom " Caillot de Lyon". 1840. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wool weaving. Miniature from a 14th century manuscript. Florence, Nazionale biblioteca
GIA4731919 Wool weaving. Miniature from a 14th century manuscript. Florence, Nazionale biblioteca by Unknown Artist, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence

Reconstruction of a primitive Bronze Age loom
GIA4731808 Reconstruction of a primitive Bronze Age loom. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reconstruction of a primitive Bronze Age loom.); eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

Japanese woman with her loom, print late 19th century. Genes. Museo Chiossone
GIA4742244 Japanese woman with her loom, print late 19th century. Genes. Museo Chiossone by Japanese School, (19th century); Museo d Arte Orientale Edoardo Chiossone, Genoa

1801 Jacquard weaving loom. 19th century engraving
GIA4705426 1801 Jacquard weaving loom. 19th century engraving. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1801 Jacquard weaving loom)

Fabric made with the fiber of banana skins. Chromolithography
XEE4414577 Fabric made with the fiber of banana skins. Chromolithography, packaging of Guerin Boutron chocolates. by Unknown Artist

Weaving in India: The weavers metier
XEE4408033 Weaving in India: The weavers metier. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaving in India: The weavers metier.); Stefano Bianchetti; out of copyright

Spinning workshop. Fac simile of a stained glass window from the Cathedrale d
LSE4095795 Spinning workshop.Fac simile of a stained glass window from the Cathedrale d Amiens - in " Histoire de la peinture sur verre" by Ferdinand de Lasteyrie, 1853

Girl working in a mechanical spinning, late 19th century
LSE4099627 Girl working in a mechanical spinning, late 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Weaver. Fac simile d un stained glass from the Middle Ages in "
LSE4085277 Weaver. Fac simile d un stained glass from the Middle Ages in " Histoire de la peinture sur verre" by Ferdinand de Lasteyrie, 1853

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"Loom: A Tapestry of Timeless Craftsmanship and Cultural Heritage" Step into the cotton weaving shed in Preston, Lancashire, where the rhythmic clatter of looms creates a symphony of textile artistry. Witness the intricate process behind Navajo Indian rugs being made in the USA, as skilled hands deftly navigate through colorful threads to create stunning patterns. In another corner of Preston, Lancashire, cotton weavers sit at their looms, their nimble fingers bringing life to delicate fabrics. Journey further back in time to the home of a Spitalfields weaver or witness a silk weaver's meticulous work in 1855. Even within Pentonville Prison Cell or a Swedish Peasant Interior, the loom remains an instrument for creativity and solace. It knows no boundaries when it comes to expressing human ingenuity and resilience. The power loom revolutionizes weaving with its mechanical prowess but does not diminish the artistry involved. Just like The Lady of Shalott gazing upon Lancelot's reflection on her tapestry, these creations tell stories that transcend time. Let us not forget that every masterpiece has humble beginnings – from the first weaving-loom that sparked this timeless craft to women laboring diligently in carpet factories or lace curtains being meticulously manufactured in Nottingham factories, and are more than just tools; they are gateways into worlds woven with passion and skill. They preserve traditions while embracing innovation – keeping alive our shared heritage through threads interlaced with love and dedication.