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The Story of Ramie From Seed to Finished Garment Book 1 - 20c7bf6759f88134bd3be33531d14bcb (page 8)
Summary
Volume one of five brocade-bound sets of 62 Chinese watercolor paintings. The watercolors show, in chronological order, the process of producing Ramie cloth, a silk-like fabric, in China during the 1820s. The collection is accompanied by a transcription of hand-written text, describing the steps in Ramie cloth production.
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Date
1820 - 1830
Source
Science History Institute
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Public Domain
