Caption

To the right hon'able Lord Viscount Kingsborough, ... this plate representing a perspective view of a lapping room, with the measuring, crisping or folding the cloth in lengths, picking the laps or lengths, tying in the clips, acting by the mechanic power of the laver to press the cloth round & firm, and sealing it preparatory to its going to the Linen Hall; is ... inscribed by ... Wm. Hincks / Wm. Hincks, delin. et sculp.; Hincks, William, artist; London : Publish'd as the Act directs, by R. Pollard, Spafields, 1791 June 20.; 1 print : engraving, hand-colored ; 38.4 x 46.7 cm. (sheet); Print shows an interior view of a room in a mill or factory where several men are engaged in measuring, folding, and binding cloth into lengths.

Date

1791

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

Reference

LZT16A19_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69,2Mb (4,9Mb) / 18,0in x 14,9in / 5403 x 4474 (300dpi)

Keywords

right hon'able Lord Viscount Kingsborough perspective view lapping room measuring crisping folding cloth lengths picking laps lengths tying clips acting mechanic power laver press cloth round & firm sealing preparatory going Linen Hall inscribed . Wm. Hincks Wm. Hincks delin. et sculp Hincks William artist London Publish'd Act directs R. Pollard Spafields 1791 June 20 print engraving hand-colored 38.4 x 46.7 cm sheet Print interior view room mill factory several men engaged measuring folding binding cloth