AND METHOD OF PREPARING LINEN AND COTTON CLOTH WITH A PASTE SO AS TO FORM A SMOOTH AND REGULAR SURFACE, AND YET LEAVE THE CLOTH OF A PLIABLE QUALITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A COAT OF WATER SIZE COLOURS, UPON WHICH ARE AFTERWARDS PRINTED ORNAMENTS IN FINESILVER AND GOLD OR COLOURS IN DIFFERENT PATERNS, SO AS TO RESEMBLE DAMASK LACE AND VARIOUS OTHER SILK STUPPS, WHICH BEING AFTERWARDS VARNISHED MAY BE WASHED WITH WATER WITHOUT INJURY, TO BE USED FOR HANGINGS AND OTHER FURNITURE FOR
Year: 1793

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, FRANCIS
FREDERICK ECKHARDT, of Sloane Street, in the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea,
in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturer, send greeting.
WHEREAS His present Majesty, in and by His certain Letters Patent under
the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at Westminster, the Thirtieth
day of April, in the thirty-third year of His reign, did, of His especial grace,
certain knowledge, and meer motion, for Himself, His heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Francis Frederick Eckhardt, my executors, adñors,
and assigns, especial licence, full power, sole priviledge and authority, that I, the
said Francis Frederick Eckhardt, my exors, admors, and assigns, and every of
them, by myself and themselves, or by my and their deputy or deputies,
servants or agents, or such others as I, the said Francis Frederick Eckhardt,
my exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others,
from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term of years therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend my
"INVENTION AND METHOD OF PREPARING LINEN AND COTTON CLOTH WITH A PASTE SO
AS TO FORM A SMOOTH AND REGULAR SURFACE, AND YET LEAVE THE CLOTH OF A
PLIABLE QUALITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A COAT OF WATER SIZE COLOURS,
UPON WHICH ARE AFTERWARDS PRINTED ORNAMENTS IN FINE SILVER AND GOLD OR
COLOURS IN DIFFERENT PATERNS, SO AS TO RESEMBLE DAMASK LACE AND VARIOUS
OTHER SILK STUPPS, WHICH BEING AFTERWARDS VARNISHED MAY BE WASHED WITH
WATER WITHOUT INJURY, TO BE USED FOR HANGINGS AND OTHER FURNITURE FOR

page_text: Rooms," within that part of the Kingdom of Great Britain called England, the
Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in such manner as to
me, the said Francis Frederick Eckhardt, my exors, adiñors, and assigns, or
any of them, should seem meet; and that I, the said Francis Frederick
Eckhardt, my exors, admors, and assigns, should and lawfully might have and
enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from time to time
coming, growing, accruing, and arising by reason of the said Invention, for and
during the term of years therein mentioned, to hold, exercise, and enjoy the
said licence, powers, priviledges, and advantages therein-before granted or men-
tioned to be granted unto me, the said Francis Frederick Eckhardt, my exors,
adñors, and assigns, for and during and unto the full end and term of fourteen
years from the date of the said Letters Patent next and immediately ensuing,
and fully to be compleat and ended according to the Statute in such case made
and provided; in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that the
same should be void, unless I, the said Francis Frederick Eckhardt, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same was to be performed, by an instrument in writing under
my hand and seal, and cause the same to be inrolled in the High Court of
Chancery within one calendar month next and immediately after the date of
the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Francis Frederick Eckhardt, in pur-
suance of the said proviso in the said Letters Patent, do hereby describe and
ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, as follows, that is to say:-
Prepare a paste with flour, starch, or any of the ingredients with which
paste is or can be made with water or milk; when the paste is made, mix
with it a sufficient quantity of wax, so as to preserve the linen, cotton, or
cloth intended to be used, of a pliant or flexible quality; then strain the
linen, cotton, or cloth upon a frame, and fill the pores or interstices with
the above paste or composition; this is to be done so as to render the
surface as smooth as possible. When the linen or cloth is compleatly dry, lay
on a proper coat of water colours mixed with gum or size, according to the
nature of the colour intended to be used; this being dry must be well sized
over, and when again dry varnished over with any of the various sorts of
varnish which will resist water, as often as it shall be found necessary
according to the nature of the colour used. If it should be wished that
ornaments in silver, gold, or colours to resemble damask lace, or any of the
various silk stuffs, should be printed upon the linen or cloth, then, after the coat
of water colours has been laid on or is dry, gold size or any of the other

page_text: compositions that will answer the same purpose, must be laid with a
printing block or a brush on those parts of the linen or cloth upon which the
ornaments are intended to be placed. Before the size or composition is com-
pleatly dry, gild or silver it with gold or silver leaves, so as to describe the
ornaments; this being done, size it over once or twice, as occasion may require,
and when thoroughly dry varnish it over with any of the varnishes, and in the
manner above mentioned.
In witness whereof, I, the said Francis Frederick Eckhardt, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this twenty-ninth day of May, in the thirty-
third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the
grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender
of the Faith, and so forth, and in the year of our Lord One thousand
seven hundred and ninety-three.
5 Sealed and delivered, being first duly
stamped, in the presence of
WM WELLS.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Thirtieth day of May, in the
year of our Lord 1793, the aforesaid Francis Frederick Eckhardt came before
O our said Lord the King in His Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stampt according to the
tenor of the Statutes made for that purpose.
AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Thirtieth day of May, in the
year of our Lord 1793, the aforesaid Francis Frederick Eckhardt came beforo
o our said Lord the King in His Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stampt according to the
tenor of the Statutes made for that purpose.
Inrolled the Thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord Ono
thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.