 | William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington - Arts, Useful - 1851 - 536 pages
...in England was made at Wilton, about 1750; and, in 1757, a Mr. Moore gained the premium offered by the Society of Arts for the best imitation of a Turkey carpet. The carpet manufacture is one which has made rapid progress in England, and in visiting the Great Exhibition... | |
 | William Newton - 1851 - 540 pages
...in England was made at Wilton, about 1750; and, in 1757, a Mr. Moore gained the premium offered by the Society of Arts for the best imitation of a Turkey carpet. The carpet manufacture is one which has made rapid progress in England, and in visiting the Great Exhibition... | |
 | Annie Carey - 1880 - 300 pages
...boards. The making of tapestry carpets was introduced into England by two French workmen in 175°- Soon after, a Mr. Moore set up a manufactory, and...towards making a carpet would be to ?" " Plait the rushes and make mats," replied Maggie. "Yes; as the Japanese do to this day. The soft, elastic mat... | |
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Moore set up a manufactory, and obtained a premium in 1757 from the Society of Arts for the best imitation of a Turkey carpet. But these carpets were very expensive. 