Jun Wu
Preparing Warp Yarns
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 9 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
This painting is from an album depicting the silk industry. A single silk thread would not be strong enough for weaving, so two or more threads needed to be twisted together to become a yarn. Silk workers then wound these yarns on to bobbins. This painting shows women preparing the warp yarns from 30 or so bobbins.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- D.920-1901
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 9 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
