Jacquard Woven Paisley Shawl is a gorgeous full color advertisement from The Jazz Age. I wish you could hold this amazing litho illustration in your hand, because the pictures don't do this Four color engraved illustration near justice. Keep in mind there was no color photography back in 1926; so all of the colors were painstakingly added one at a time by hand. The intricate details in this vintage litho are simply unbelievable. (Push the little ZOOM button on the bottom right of the photo to check it out.) This is an original trade publication promotional illustration from 1926; engraved by The American Engraving and Color Plate Company Inc of San Fransisco for John Henry Nash, San Fransisco. 'Jacquard Woven Paisley Shawl' measures 9" x 12" and is printed on super heavy semi-gloss paper and is blank on the reverse side. It's is in wonderful smooth condition with sound edges, sharp corners and no tanning to speak of at all; pretty amazing considering this charming print is 85 years old!We should all look this stunning at 85. Here's a little side info about the Jacquard loom for those who may not know about this revolutionary machine. The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as Brocade, Damask and Matelasse. The loom is controlled by punched cards with punched holes, each row of which corresponds to one row of the design. Multiple rows of holes are punched on each card and the many cards that compose the design of the textile are strung together in order. This allows an endless assortment of intricate woven patterns to be created on the same machine simply by changing the punch cards.

The Jacquard Loom is programmed by punched cards to produce elaborate patterns. National Museum of Scotland.