Memorial made with typographic ornament, 1870s or 80s. Apparently, this is called a typotecture by some historians (type + architecture). via
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Stigmatypie works from Harpel’s Typograph, 1870. You can zoom in on the details thanks to archive.org.
Stigmatypie produces halftone images with small text characters, like the period (.), similar to dot matrix printing. The technique was developed in 1867 by Carl Fasol, who btw also inspired Valto Malmiola that we recently posted about.
The text segment is from American Encyclopaedia of Printing (1871).
via. h/t: Roel Nieskens
Quilt made in India by Francis Brayley ca 1864-1877. via design-is-fine
Military quilts represent a unique chapter in the history of the craft. They are made from wool serge or worsted twill, used in the production of military uniforms. Because of the thickness of the cloth, piercing and sewing the quilts was extremely difficult and it is unlikely that any military quilts were made by women.