Stevengraph

American

[stee-vuhn-graf, -grahf] / ˈsti vənˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

Also Stevensgraph

noun

a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.

Stevengraph British

/ ˈstiːvənˌɡrɑːf /

noun

a picture, usually small, woven in silk

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Etymology

Origin of Stevengraph

After Thomas Stevens (1828–88), English silk-weaver, who developed a mechanical technique to produce the pictures; -graph

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A past president of the Stevengraph Collectors Association, Mr. Adams bought an improbable assortment of famous faces on fabric, including those of Captain Cook, Queen Victoria, Garibaldi and Karl Marx.

From New York Times

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