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tablIshed ny LOUIS Ai'. Inc tapestry manu-
'actuted mere is OF TWO sorts nanto-tSSe, IN
winch the warp IS stretched perpendicuiariy IN
weaving, ana OdSSe-uSSe, which is woven some
thing III the manner OF oruihary Gioth' Doth
KINDS require very long pract,ce IN inc workman
and not less than ten or Twelve years are con-
sumcd in acquiring tne necessary skill "A SIN
gle piece oil TINS OF ten ieet square,
frequently occupies hve or SIX years IN weaving,
ana the portrait OF LOUIS ANlil' hn'sned ABOUT
twenty years since, was hvc years IN the loom.
Inc material oil the uooei'h tapestry Is "hohy
wool
ne i,ietals nave neeh ehpioyeu III "eaV'hg'
and gold and silver brocade were ior several cen .
lures much IN vogue: Inc rlg'dity ana want OF
eiasticlty OF the precious meta's rehueTs mem
unit Tor the loom, except IN combinaton
WIN other supslances' uoio ana sllV., i'sS.'S
"; seneiaiIy cons'steu Vi siN' wi'n
',I ''ireaus '"'er"oYen, or 'iioic Ioin,hohy, VI
sNc" t ,r "ouiu WIN hut''heu g',' VI si'ci
W" ~ ny Yang Va "',''', ""',' 20 o'"''
''ie' P'ao''seG' Is hol ,.ioue'i, r,iough 'nc Pc.
sem PROCESS oi Is inherent from that
unoIen't! eHiP.oy.u' anu II see.'S u nave oerh
So;e at Pei.o" e,1 ~, ,a ine 'uue ,o'.,
81 ~ ui' ""s" Vi '"t i2'i we
. inu iient'o'i Oh naph'n, Whlch burned not,
.nonSh caS' ,,i'o ,I'c hrt' o,' came OUT c'eaher
,"dn ueloie' ne pafh vi trees anu Vi soi'ic
'c' p'u"'s woven II. ',ie Has., UNI i''ou
eth ingenuity nus auueu 10 t"e isl vi teA',ie suo'
slalceS tIe apParently lntractap,e whaieoohe'
rom winch co'h is taor'cateo so CLOSELY reseino-
ing harcio.h' as not 10 oe readliy a'Si'hgu'sha-
oie rom IT. tie ha''ve max Oh we" Heaia"d more
commonly employed Tor cordage, tne wool OF the
SCUM American Liaiha, ana the SILKY peard OF u
n'o!iuscous an,lhai ionnu III inc mediterranean,
"h.ch Is usually KNIT put sometimes woven' m
To 1abrlcs OF singular soitness, lustre, and beauty
1 ne sllk OF the cocoon OF the common spider
has been both KNIT and woven. 1t is OF excel
lent quaiity, ana might be used to advantage, II
procurable IN suihcient quantity SWISS ofhcer
a lew years since contrived mode OF compel
ing the SILK worm to weave a web to pattern
ihsteau OF spinning cocoon, ana mus produced
veIls and other light tissues, OF tineness lar
surprising the most delicate productions OF the
loom.
The most recent improvements connected with
the manufacture OF cloth are the continuance of
one Oh our own leiiow clt'zens 1r uhraVelilhg
woollen cloths, and reducing them again to wool,
ana the proposed substitution OF letting Tor weav-
ing, III almost all the varieties OF woollen goods
Great expectations were formed IN regard to
their latter improvement but 1t does not seem
capable OF as extensive application as was hoped
by Its protector
Another art OF great antiquity and Importance
is the MANUFACTURE OF GLASS. In the ornamen
tai and decorative branches OF this art, the an
cients far surpassed the modcrns, and according
TO Wlnckelmann, the economical uses OF glass
were more extensive among them than in our
times. 1t is disputed whether the ancents np.
Piled this substance to one OF its most obvious and
important uses, the glazing OF windows, but 1t is
certain, that 1t was used to but very small ex.
tent IN TINS way, It at ALL until the twelfth cen
Jury, and IT dd not become by any means com
mon uhtii the h'teehth' Egyptian paintings 3oou
years old, represent glass blowers at work, and
uc'mS o'o" pipes sih'iar III an respects 10 those
OF 'he present DAY, ana bottles, jars, vases, and
o'h'i m Oh giasS nave oeeh iouhd III inc
linus Vi "'pcs' III orhathehtai Work, IN.
rsyP rs hau atia'ned 10 unsurpassed excel
y; nv! s'"'i'u s'"ss vi various COLOURS
ana incir limitations oil precious stones cannot DC
fu",tu ~ ',,y "olN'ich Vi h'uoefn ','i'vs; lht
''eeAs anu hoh'aiiS Possesseu equui Skull ahu
Sot,'v Oh 'h1't productions IN th's ART yet eAtah
eAi'pI. t'ie h'gneS' beauty Oh ues'gn, ana Periec
'l1l oi 'Ih'sh' "'hchellhahh describes piece OF
s'Ss iouHu at hoi'ie' not qu''e an men IN iehg'h
anu ti'ru Oh an men III Dfeadtn' eSh'ol'ing on
VA "'iu s"rlrgc"u sro""u ','e inquire o'
uucN' very oeaut,iu'ly executed III or!ght aho
vary" G"''u.S' Inc outilhe was Periect'y sharf
III" u''.''uu anu 'i'e eyc, 'iie un'
a. s"I .i',iuto' pu''n "e'1 eHeI"'eu WIN "on
~: ,u'i aiiu huel'ty. nut INC mus. surplus
, ing c,acu'',s.ance VAS .iat lhe opposite slue o.
the glass presented precisely the same inquire
and 1t was obvions, that the colours extended
quite through the substance ofthe glass. frac
ture revealed the mode in which this curious OBJ
Ject was fabricated, and it was found to have
been accomplished by passing straight threads o
glass, of different colours, through hole in the
tablet, and so arranging them, that transverse
section exhibited the figure of the bird These
ilaments were doubtless afterwards united by
partial fusion, as the most powerful magniiier
tailed to detect their junction in the figure. An
other specimen exhibited flowers, architectural
ornaments, and other small objects of various
light colours, on blue ground. These were Sc
delicate, that the naked eye could not follow the
finest lines, and yet they were carried through
the substance OF The glass,as in the case othe br'
Just mentioned. Immense masses Of glass were
also fashioned, and we have reason to believe tina
statues ofthe size of life, and even large columns
were sometimes wrought, wholly of this material
An ancient author atrms that the art of maxim!
glass flexible, and so tough as to sustain no nur,
from falling upon marble floor had been discov
cred, That the arts of cutting, grinding, and pol
ishing glass were understood, we have abundan
evidence, and many glass limitations of porcelain
almost precisely similar to those now manufactu
red have been found in ancient ruins. Perhap
the most admired object in this material, whcl
has come down to us from antiquity, is the Bar
berpl or Portland vase now in England. Thi
was found IN sarcophagus at Rome, abont tw
sH'N, lung supposed Il