Plate I: Upholsterer, Interior of a Shop and Various Creations

This first plate represents the interior of a store and different pieces of work: (a), furniture of all kinds. (b), folded upholstery fabrics. (c), rolled squabs [mattresses]. (d), several types of mirros and glass for ornamenting apartments. (e), chest of drawers and a type of wardrobe with large drawers. (f), wooden chair frames without upholstery. (g), stairway leading to the store. (h), store door. (i), porter loaded with mattresses going out of the store. (l), several upholstery work-women sewing lengths of fabric for drapes and curtains. (m), master upholsterer examining an armchair.

Plate II: Tapestry work: Different stitches; backstitch, overcast stitch, running back stitch, hem stitch and to stitch.

Plate III: Tapestry work: Different stitches; top stitch, lace stitch, single braid stitch, leaf stitch and piping stitch.

Plate IV: Tapestry work: The making of glazed point.

Plate V: Tapestry work: Polish-style bed, Turkish bed, and bed in a recess; details.

Plate VI: Four-poster bed, Duchess bed, Roman-style bed

Figure 1. Four-poster bed. (a), plume. (b), pelmet. (c), small upper interior pelmet. (d), roof [canopy] of the upper pelmet. (e), curtains. (f), decorated drape for the back of the bed. (g), column decorated with fabric which supports the pelmet. (h), back of the bed [head-rest]. (i), fabric fastener holding the curtains back. (l), bolster. (m), quilt. (n), pelmet without wood [construction] which is attached to the bedspread and to the columns.

Figure 2. Duchess bed. (a), plume. (b), exterior pelmet. (c), interior pelmet. (d), ceiling of the canopy. (e), decoration behind the back of the bed. (f, f), curtains. (g, g), fabric fasteners for curtains. (h), back of the bed. (i), head-board [bolster]. (l), bedspread. (m), gilded foot of the bed. (n), border to quilt.

Figure 3. Roman bed. (a), plume. (b), canopy. (c), pelmet of the canopy decorated with fringe and tassels. (d), curtains drawn up on the supports which carry the canopy. (e,e), furnished fasteners with tassels for hitching up the curtains. (f), bed end. (g), head-board [bolster]. (h), quilt. (i), border to quilt.

Figure 4. Satin glued to the back of a piece of paper cut out with a sketch.

Figure 5. Satin cut out from the design and applied on to the serge, one side of which is edged with Milanese.

Figure 6. Paper on which there is a drawing whose outline is sketched in order to be pounced on to the serge and other fabric, to enable coloured ribbons to be sewn on along the tracing.

Figure 7. Piece of fabric on which ribbons are sewn according to the previous diagram.

Plate VII: Tapestry work: Double and single bed, English-style camp bed or hammock, folding-screen, [another] screen, and door padding.

Plate VIII: Tapestry work: First and second preparation [stages] in the making of armchairs.

Plate IX: Follow-up [sequence] of the making of an armchair.

Figure 1. Making the armchair. (a), workman occupied with putting the gilded nail in place, or [alternatively], preparing the hole with his awl. (b), arm of the chair of which the covering is being completed. (c), finished section of the chair.

Figure 2. Making the chair. (a), workman occupied with stretching the fabric of the chair seat, with tucking here and there to enable it to be cut correctly and [for] this gilded nail to be placed. (b), section of fabric which the workman is placing over the seat. (c, c), bottom of the chair back in checked canvas.

Figure 3. [Detatchable] chair panel for changing according to the seasons. (a), upholstered frame ready to attach to the back of the chair. (b), rebated frame. (c), table on which the work is carried out. (d), pile of [horse] hair. (e), trestle of table.

Figure 4. Panel armchair. (a), the back ready to receive the mortice of the arm and [also] ready to receive the changing frames [as illustrated in Figure 3]. (e), rebate ready to receive the changing frame.

Plate X: Tapestry work: Items of furniture; wing chair, chair, and ottoman.

Figure 1. Wing chair. (a), back. (b), cushion. (c), webbing. (d), arm. (e), gilded nail.

Figure 2. Chair. (a), back. (b), chair seat. (c), gilded nail.

Figure 3. Ottoman. (a), back. (b), part of the back which leans round to the side. (c), cushion. (d), webbing. (e), gilded nail.

Plate XI: Tapestry work: Boat-shaped Duchess bed [day-bed] and a Duchess [seat] with corner.

Plate XII: Tapestry work: Rest bed [day-bed] and sofa.

Plate XIII: Tapestry work: Sofa and curtains of different types.

Plate XIV: Tapestry work: Different items of furniture