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Londres, Royaume-Uni
Elle appartient à la collection, mais n’est pas présentée en ce moment.
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