Russian Fabric Sample Album, early 20th century
With large coloured fabric samples, with notations to each
23cm by 37.5cm by 5cm
39 single sided pages, 27 samples, 25% are missing
In a green and black mottled ledger with fabric spine and corners
Another Russian Fabric Sample Album,
Enclosing a variety of printed cottons in floral, abstract, striped etc, with handwritten in black ink notations to each
54 double sided pages, 15 blank to the back, 385 samples and 2% missing
In a matching ledger to above
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From the early 19th century to the Revolution in 1917, Russia had a thriving textile industry, ranking fourth in the world for production after Britain, the USA and Germany. Initially machinery was imported from Britain until they had developed their own. Russian mill-owners were dependent upon managers and engineers coming from Britain and other western European countries to set up equipment, supervise its use and to train the Russian workers in the many different processes.