J.C. Le Blon's tapestry technique -Reply

["Mary W. Ballard" <MWB@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sarah wrote:
Jacob Christoph Le Blon is probably best known for his invention, early
in the 18th century, a technique for 3 color printing.  But he also invented
(and was granted an English patent) a method to weave tapestry using
only three colors.  I've read the the patent, and read some comments
about the process and its result written by various memebers of the
Royal Society of London, and I *still* can't figure out what he's doing
here. Has anyone ever seen one of Le Blon's "tapestries"?  Does
anyone know where even a fragment might be?  Have a clue who might
know more about this?  All the secondary source literature is most
interested in his printing process and either skips mention entirely or
gives it very short shrift. Thanks very much.
Sarah Lowengard                                            sarahl@xxxxxxxxx
22 February, 1998                                            New York, NY
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I've been thinking about this (slowly) and wondering 1) just because  it
was patented, was a 3-color tapestry ever produced? 2) was JC LeBlon
trying to transfer drawloom methods from silk to wool?! 3) is this a
precursor to those 3-color jacquard loom attachment coverlets? 4) if so,
was this a topic examined in England, but produced on the Continent (ex.
Germany)? 5) Have you tried contacting collections/curators in
Germany or Switzerland?--Mary Ballard