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The Jacquard loom was invented in 1801, and the period saw the rise of synthetic dyes that enabled richer and more varied colours. These advancements propelled the industry forward, and by 1870 the number of active looms in Lyon had reached 100,000. This period of rapid expansion and innovation from 1850 to 1950 became known in France as the Second Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese high fashion designs were most probably destined for haute couture fashion houses; their scrolling floral motifs bridge French Rococo and emerging Art Nouveau design styles, whilst heavily referencing fashionable Indo-Persian and Mughal design elements, driven by an Orientalist fascination with the East.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"anon-antique-french-textile-design-miniature-rose-floral-ribbon-original-1880s-gouache-painting-kd-233","title":"Anon., Antique French Textile Design: Miniature Rose Floral Ribbon – 1880s gouache painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1880s gouache painting – Antique French Textile Design: Miniature Rose Floral Ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous miniature late-19th-century French textile pattern design for silk, meticulously handpainted in vibrant gouache.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting is part of a collection of French silk pattern designs that we have for sale. 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