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Early Blanket Factory, Witney, Oxfordshire, 1898. Artist: Henry Taunt

Early Blanket Factory, Witney, Oxfordshire, 1898. Artist: Henry Taunt

1-232-609 - Reproduced by permission of Historic England/Heritage Images

Early Blanket Factory, Witney, Oxfordshire, 1898. Women cutting blankets out of pieces of finished cloth. The Witney Blanket was famous for centuries, for its high quality goods, which was apparently due to the use of water from the River Windrush in the manufacturing process.

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Creator
  1. Henry Taunt, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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World Europe United Kingdom England Oxfordshire Witney

  1. 51 47 00 N , 001 29 00 W
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Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Trade & Industry Manufacturing & Heavy Industry

Artistic Representations Portraits

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4857x3774
File Size : 53,703kb

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  1. CC72/01779   
  1. 0250002359
  1. 1-232-609
  1. 1232609
  1. 2359
  1. A3
  1. CC72/01779   

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