Weaver's thesis book

Unknown Maker

Description and directions for setting up a loom, including sketches of heddle arrangements, and finished samples of 102 different textiles. Directions in German script. Bound in worn grayish buckram with "Fried. Rölker" stamped in gold letters on the front cover.

Credit: Museum purchase from Friends of the Museum Fund

19th century

Medium: buckram, paper

1938-26-2

Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020