Weaving silk fringe, Spitalfields, London, England
Weaving silk fringe, Spitalfields, London, England. This man could earn 3d (1. 25 pence) per hour when work was available. The Spitalfields silk industry was begun by Huguenot refugees who left France after Revocation of Edict of Nantes (1685) by Louis XIV
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13900930
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48379825
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World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive
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1685 Available Begun Earn Edict Fringe Huguenot Nantes Pence Persecution Revocation Spitalfields Weaving
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