Stevengraph

[ stee-vuhn-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.

Stevengraph

/ ˈstiːvənˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a picture, usually small, woven in silk

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stevengraph¹

After Thomas Stevens (1828–88), English silk-weaver, who developed a mechanical technique to produce the pictures; -graph

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stevengraph¹

named after Thomas Stevens (1828–88), English weaver