page_title: Canut
hierarchical_section_title: Canut
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Intérieur d'une maison de canut - Gravure English: The inside of a canut's house - Engraving
context_page_description: The canuts were Lyonnais silk workers, often working on Jacquard looms. They were primarily found in the Croix-Rousse neighbourhood of Lyon in the 19th century. Although the term generally refers to Lyonnais silk workers, silk workers in the nearby commune of l'Arbresle are also called canuts.
context_section_description: The canuts (French: [kany]) were Lyonnais silk workers, often working on Jacquard looms. They were primarily found in the Croix-Rousse neighbourhood of Lyon in the 19th century. Although the term generally refers to Lyonnais silk workers, silk workers in the nearby commune of l'Arbresle are also called canuts.
caption: The interior of a canut's home. Engraving by Moller, 1860.
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