Spitalfields silk worker winding silk in her cottage, London, England, 1893. Artist: Unknown

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Spitalfields silk worker winding silk in her cottage, London, England, 1893. This enclave of the silk industry was founded by Huguenot refugees from France after Louis XIV's Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685). From La Science Illustree. (Paris, 1893).

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Size: 4494px × 3886px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,Tower Hamlets,Spitalfields
Photo credit: © Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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