well as the roofed fence on both sides which is over 360 feet long 
when extended in one line. The amount of labor spent on its 
manufacture can be judged when it is stated that a single face is 
the work of from three to ten days. Over four years, it is said, 
were spent in the production of this beautiful tapestry. 
No, 31. A, — Chair seat of woolen and silk tapestry, exact 
counterpart of the French Gobelin weaving. 
The second piece done in America and woven by Mile. Foussa- 
dier for Wm. Baumgarten & Co., New York. Made January, 1894. 
The looms used in the production of this tapestry were made 
in New York, the harness being made of American twine; the 
woolen yarns and silks are native also, while the bobbins and 
combs are of home manufacture. M. Foussadier, the father of the 
weaver, and his son, dye all the woolen and silk themselves with 
the most primitive arrangements. 
It is intended that this branch of tapestry weaving shall, in 
time, become a great American industry. 
No. 32. — Turkish rugs. 
No. 33. — Persian prayer rug, size, 14 feet 10 inches long by 
10 feet wide. The coloring of portions of this rug is most peculiar 
and it is claimed by experts that the art of preparing some of the 
dyes used, has been lost. 
It will be noticed that this rug is composed of twelve panels, 
each of which is a complete rug of similar but different design and 
coloring. It is stated by the donor that this rug has done service 
for several hundred years in Persian Mosques. 
No. 34,— Spinning wheel (hand power). 
No. 35 . — Spinning wheel (foot power). 
No. 36. — Glass cylinders of woolen and cotton waste. 
No. 37. — Specimens of mattings. 
No. 38. — Specimens of mattings. ? 
No, 39.— Mexican colored hemp hammock. 
