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Weaving equipment, Witney, Oxfordshire, 1898. Artist: Henry Taunt

Weaving equipment, Witney, Oxfordshire, 1898. Artist: Henry Taunt

1-232-646 - Reproduced by permission of Historic England/Heritage Images

Weaving equipment, Witney, Oxfordshire, 1898. Detail of a bobbin and shuttle used in the Witney blanket industry. Blankets have been made in the town since the Middle Ages. The shuttle carries the weft thread across the warp thread during the process of weaving.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Henry Taunt, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Object
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Oxfordshire Witney

  1. 51 47 00 N , 001 29 00 W
Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Manufacturing & Heavy Industry

Locations & Buildings Other

Trade & Industry Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4916x3821
File Size : 55,032kb

Aliases

  1. CC96/00079   
  1. 0250002435
  1. 1-232-646
  1. 1232646
  1. 2435
  1. A3
  1. CC96/00079   

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