Between broken root and artificial alizarin: Textile arts and manufactures of madder

For where else would so bright a colour and such zoological designs find purchasers or wearers? Angry lions scowl out upon the visitor, gorgeous peacocks spread wide their argus-eyed tails, war horses and their riders caper and curvette amidst peaceful camels, and the lordly elephant bears proudly his royal burden in the royal scene… the execution is excellent, and the discharging to produce white grounds is carried out to an extent which we scarcely thought practicable.