Weaver Collection (page 6)

Black-headed yellow-collared weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus capitalis (Capital tanager, Tanagra capitalis). Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer
Yellow-crowned bishop or Napoleon weaver, Euplectes afer (Yellow-crowned weaver, Ploceus flaviceps). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after William Swainson from Sir William Jardines

Weaver of cloth, from Voyage aux Indes et a la Chine, engraved by Poisson
STC444667 Weaver of cloth, from Voyage aux Indes et a la Chine, engraved by Poisson, 1782 (colour engraving) by Sonnerat, Pierre (1745-1814) (after)

Arachnida spiders: Protocepheus hericius 1, Cepheus latus 2, Cepheus cepheiformis 3, Tereticepheus palmicinctum 4, Phrynichus reniformis 5, Gnolus cordiformis 6, spinybacked orbed weaver

Village weaver bird and nest, Ploceus cucullatus, and crane fly, Tipula species. Tipule, Tisserin gendarme. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Scots pine and Norway pine
Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris 1-5, and red or Norway pine, Pinus resinosa 6, weaver beetle, Lamia textor 7 and pine beetle, Tomicus piniperda 8. Pin sauvage, Pin rouge

Common or greater weever, Trachinus draco. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull, Trachinus major). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

White-billed buffalo weaver, Bubalornis albirostris. (Weaver alecto, Textor alecto, Temminck). Handcoloured engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

Rug Weavers, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478545 Rug Weavers, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tisserands, illustration from L Inde Francaise, Paris: Chabrelle)

Weaving girl (b / w photo)
3096500 Weaving girl (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaving girl. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Napoleon Weaver-Bird. Date: 1933

The Weaver: A Cottage Loom in the Austrian Alps, 1917 (oil on canvas)
2601953 The Weaver: A Cottage Loom in the Austrian Alps, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Stokes, Marianne (1855-1927); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Basket weaver at work. circa 1800

Governor Andros in Boston
Edmund Andros was appointed governor of the Dominion of New England. He stands with a manservant in a Boston street, with various Bostonian men standing near and whispering to each other

Woman weaving on a frame, Ecuador, South America. Date: 1922

A Midsummer Nights Dream, Act III, scene i (engraving)
971634 A Midsummer Nights Dream, Act III, scene i (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Midsummer Nights Dream, Act III, scene i)

Illustration, Bottom as Pyramus
Illustration, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Bottom as Pyramus in the play within a play. 19th century

The first loom (chromolitho)
1094194 The first loom (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first loom. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Algerian Basket Weavers Date: circa 1909

Bringing down the batten (engraving)
980489 Bringing down the batten (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bringing down the batten)

The Blanket Weaver (colour litho)
980433 The Blanket Weaver (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Blanket Weaver)

Persian carpets (chromolitho)
961343 Persian carpets (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Persian carpets. Trade card, produced by Chocolat Guerin-Boutron, circa late 19th century)

A half length portrait of two women, from the series Twelve Forms Of Women
CH378542 A half length portrait of two women, from the series Twelve Forms Of Womens Handiwork by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Romance of the Ship Canal (litho)
1604792 The Romance of the Ship Canal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Romance of the Ship Canal)

Advertisement for T M Latimer carpets and rugs, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (chromolitho)
3105728 Advertisement for T M Latimer carpets and rugs, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Typical Weavers loft of the Early Industrial Revolution (etching)
STC312826 A Typical Weavers loft of the Early Industrial Revolution (etching) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Basket Weavers costume (coloured engraving)
STC259823 The Basket Weavers costume (coloured engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Corbeiller; ); The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Weavers home in Spitalfields (engraving)
585564 Weavers home in Spitalfields (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Ladies Companion with an illusration depicting a weavers home in)

Blind young woman working at a loom at the New York Association for the Blind
MNY380949 Blind young woman working at a loom at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York, 1934 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Basket Weavers, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478566 Basket Weavers, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kourraver, Vanniers, illustration from L Inde Francaise, Paris: Chabrelle)

Auvergne, Spinners of Royat (colour litho)
473126 Auvergne, Spinners of Royat (colour litho) by Bour, Charles (1814-81) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Auvergne)

Detail from a vase depicting silk weaving (ceramic)
XIR181588 Detail from a vase depicting silk weaving (ceramic) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran; Chinese, out of copyright

Women on the loom floor at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street
MNY380952 Women on the loom floor at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York, 1939 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Blind woman working at a loom at the New York Association for the Blind
MNY380942 Blind woman working at a loom at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York, 1926 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Birthplace of Tannahill, Paisley (b / w photo)
2794731 Birthplace of Tannahill, Paisley (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birthplace of Tannahill, Paisley)

The Tapestry Weaver (engraving)
3646689 The Tapestry Weaver (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tapestry Weaver)

Navajo weavers, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
BAL145761 Navajo weavers, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Carpenter, William J. (b.1861); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull, broad-cloth manufacture and watchmaker
6340308 Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull, broad-cloth manufacture and watchmaker by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Greenland ship to Hull)

Tunisian hat weaver (b / w photo)
6006741 Tunisian hat weaver (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tunisian hat weaver. Illustration for Picturesque North Africa (Jarrolds, c 1925)

Weaving of diamond-shaped diagonals (engraving)
980488 Weaving of diamond-shaped diagonals (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaving of diamond-shaped diagonals)

The Weaver (engraving)
3646628 The Weaver (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Weaver. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

Arachne into a Spider or Aranne Trasformata in Ragno, Book VI
STC415859 Arachne into a Spider or Aranne Trasformata in Ragno, Book VI, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

Scene in a Chinese Lantern Shop (w / c & gouache on paper)
PEM216849 Scene in a Chinese Lantern Shop (w/c & gouache on paper) by American School, (19th century); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; American

Weaving on a Loom (oil on canvas)
1128141 Weaving on a Loom (oil on canvas) by Brooke, John William (c.1854-1919) (attr. to); Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English

Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier, trade card (engraving)
984027 Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier)

Mat maker and basket weaver, 1809-29 (engraving)
145450 Mat maker and basket weaver, 1809-29 (engraving) by Conte, Nicolas Jacques (1755-1805) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving by Schroeder from Description de l Egypte)

The Basket Maker, from Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt
STC89021 The Basket Maker, from Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, engraved by Schroeder, pub. under the orders of Napoleon, 1822 (engraving) by Conte

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"Weaver: Threads of Artistry and Tradition Unite Across Time and Cultures" From the rugged plains of Gunsmoke to the intricate patterns of Navajo Indian rugs, weaving has been an enduring craft that transcends boundaries. In a captivating publicity photograph from the iconic television series Gunsmoke, cast members Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, and Dennis Weaver exude timeless charm as they embody characters woven into American history. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves at the Anderton Boat Lift in Lancashire. Here, amidst towering structures that defy gravity, we witness the delicate dance of threads as they intertwine to create a masterpiece. The Lancashire Weaver from the 1890s stands proud with skilled hands that have perfected this age-old art form. Venturing further into America's heartland, we delve into how Navajo Indian rugs are made. With meticulous precision and deep cultural significance, these vibrant textiles tell stories passed down through generations. Each thread represents a connection to ancestral wisdom and artistic expression. In Spitalfields—a place steeped in history—we encounter the home of a masterful Spitalfields weaver. Within these walls lies not only skill but also passion for preserving traditions that have defined communities for centuries. Journeying back in time to 1855 brings us face-to-face with a silk weaver immersed in their craft. Every movement is deliberate; every thread holds secrets whispered by ancient looms. This snapshot captures both dedication and creativity intertwined seamlessly within one artist's soul. Across oceans lies Chilean Indian Woman weaving a blanket—an image brimming with resilience and determination against adversity. Through her skilled hands emerges warmth and comfort for those who seek solace beneath her creation. A cottage becomes our sanctuary where an anonymous weaver breathes life into fabric on their loom—creating beauty stitch by stitch while embracing simplicity amidst chaos outside its doors. Drifting away from tangible creations yet still exploring connections, we encounter a photograph titled "Are you nervous.