IMPROVEMENTS IN MIXED TAPESTRY WORK
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Morgan-Brown, of the Firm of Brandon and
Morgan-Brown, Engineers and Patent Agents, of 38, Southampton Buildings,
London, and 1, Rue Laffitte, Paris, for the Invention of " IMPROVEMENTS IN
MIXED TAPESTRY WORK." A communication from abroad by Henri
Emmanuel Penon, Tapestry Manufacturer, of 1, Rue Laffitte, Paris.
... พ. TOHA
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Morgan-Brown at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 4th July 1878.
WILLIAM MORGAN-BROWN, of the Firm of Brandon and Morgan-Brown, Engineers
and Patent Agents, of 38, Southampton Buildings, London, and 1, Rue Laffitte,
Paris. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MIXED TAPESTRY WORK." [A communication from
abroad by Henri Emmanuel Penon, Tapestry Manufacturer, of 1, Rue Laffitte,
Paris.]
The object of these improvements is to ally to tapestry in general particular
effects which may be obtained by means of different kinds of tapestry, embroidery,
and separate articles applied thereto, cither made by hand in a frame or by
machinery, and these improvements have resulted in uniting them in one and the
same piece, so as to obtain by their various combinations, as well as regards the
general effect as the detailed effect, a new kind of tapestry, embroidery, and work,
stuffs for hangings, furniture, and all other possible purposes, combining thus the
particular advantages of each kind of tapestry, embroidery, and ornamental
workings known. To arrive at this result and obtain the general effects as well
as the detail effects desired without unnecessary labour, and without producing
extra useless thicknesses, places are reserved on the tapestry destined to receive
these adaptations, and in this manner to economise in the production of the pattern
that part of the tapestry work which is to be filled in by these adaptations. For
this purpose patterns are executed either in tapestry with high and low warp or by
machinery, or lastly, in tissues imitating the tapestries, taking care to reserve spaces

page_text: for the parts of the composition which are to be executed in another kind of work,
and to leave these parts plain which thus show the outline of the spaces, objects, or
ornaments reserved.
These reserved parts may be in tissue differing from the tapestry, either in flax,
cotton, silk, wool, esparto grass, or in mixed tissues, canvas, or any other material,
either adherent to or wove with the tapestry or attached thereto according to the
requirements of the work to be done.
The work added to the tapestry or stuff or imitation tapestry may consist in
embroidery work in any kind of stitch done by hand in a frame, or mechanically
by application thereto of plain stuffs or varied stuffs and containing wires or metal 1
plates, spangles, precious stones, glass beads, ornaments in china, etc., or other
tapestry stitches than those of the parts which have not been reserved, and in
any kind of work which may by its reunion produce any kind of ornamental
effect.
These reserved parts reduce considerably the price of the manufacture of the 1
tapestry in the first case, and further give a smooth and entirely free surface on
which any kind of other work can be effected, however different it may be in its
nature or in its means of manufacture.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Willian Morgan-Brown in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
2nd January 1879.
WILLIAM MORGAN-BROWN, of the Firm of Brandon and Morgan-Brown,
Engineers and Patent Agents, of 38, Southampton Buildings, London, and 1, Ruc
Laffitte, Paris. "IMPROVEMENTS IN MIXED TAPESTRY WORK." A communication
from abroad by Henri Emmanuel Penon, Tapestry Manufacturer, of 1, Ruo
Laffitte, Paris.
The object of these improvements is to ally to tapestry in general particular
effects which may be obtained by means of different kinds of tapestry, embroidery,
and separate articles applied thereto, either made by hand in a frame or by
machinery; I have succeeded in uniting them in one and the samo piece so as
to obtain by their various combinations as well as regards the general effect as
the detailed effect a new kind of tapestry, embroidery, and worked stuffs for
hangings, furniture, and all other possible purposes, combining thus the particular
advantages of each kind of tapestry, embroidery, and ornamental workings known.
To arrive at this result and obtain tho general effects as well as the detailed effects
desired without unnecessary labor and without producing extra useless thick-
nosses, I reserve places on the tapestry destined to receive these adaptations, and
in this manner I economize in the production of my pattern that part of the
tapestry work which is to be filled in by these adaptations. For this purpose I
execute my patterns either in tapestry with high and low warp or by machinery,
or lastly, in tissues imitating the tapestries, taking care to reserve spaces for the
parts of the composition which are to be executed in another kind of work, and I
leave these parts plain, which thus show the outline of the places, objects, or
ornaments reserved.
These reserved parts may be in tissue differing from the tapestry, either in flax,
cotton, silk, wool, esparto grass, or in mixed tissues, canvas, or other material,
either adherent to or wove with the tapestry or attached thereto according to the
requirements of the work to be done.
The work added to the tapestry or stuff or imitation tapestry may consist in
embroidery work in any kind of stitch done by hand in a frame, or mechanically
by application thereto of plain stuffs or varied stuffs and containing wires or metal
plates, spangles, precious stones, glass beads, ornaments in china, &c., or other
tapestry stitches than those of the parts which have not been reserved, and in any
kind of work which may by its reunion produce any kind of ornamental effect.
These reserved parts reduce considerably the price of the manufacture of the
tapestry in the first case and further give a smooth and entirely free surface on
which any kind of other work can be effected, however different it may be in its
nature or in its means of manufacture.
This Invention comprises the exclusive right of manufacturing or of causing to
be manufactured tapestry, imitation tapestry, or other similar ornamental textile
products with reserved parts to be filled in by embroidery or other work, with a
view of completing the ornamental effect of the whole.
The right of executing such embroidery or other work on parts of tapestry or
other similar work left in blank for that purpose.
The right of sale of all tapestry or similar ornamental fabrics either woven or
dyed on which such blank parts have been reserved, as well as of the filling in of
such blank parts with embroidery or other similar ornamental work.
The right of manufacture of all ornamental fabrics obtained by mixed tapestry
and embroidery, or other similar work filled in on blank places left in the tapestry.
Having now described and particularly set forth the nature of the said Invention
and the manner of carrying the same into effect, I would have it understood that
I claim,―
Firstly. High and low warp tapestry or other similar textile ornamental products

page_text: and all stitch work and stuffs being imitations of the said tapestry, ornamental
.tissues, produced by weaving, printing, or dying manufactured with reserved blank
places.
Secondly. The filling in of these reserved places either by embroidery, different
kinds of tapestry or all kinds of ornamental stitching consisting in textile materials,
metals, pebbles, glassware, skins, porcelain, or painting, as well as any other kind of
stuffs or materials.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Morgan-Brown, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Second day of January, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.
WILLIAM MORGAN-BROWN. (L.S.)