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2 unusual facts about Savonnerie manufactory


Orientalism in early modern France

The Savonnerie manufactory was the most prestigious European manufactory of knotted-pile carpets, enjoying its greatest period circa 1650–1685.

Savonnerie manufactory

The children were taught the art of design as well, a painter from the Académie coming once a month to inspect their projects.



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