DOUAI (Nord). 1737. FABRIC MARK. “Decree of the King’s Counc - Lot 84

DOUAI (Nord). 1737. FABRIC MARK. “Decree of the King’s Council of State, ordering that manufacturers, weavers, or fullers established both in the provinces of Picardy, Artois, Hainaut, French Flanders, and Cambrésis, as well as in the generalities of Paris and Soissons, shall henceforth be required… …to apply, at the head and tail of each piece of Baptiste, linen, demi-Hollande, and other types of cloth, a stamp bearing their mark, containing their name and that of their place of residence. And it is hereby forbidden for any brokers, commission agents, or others to accept or present for inspection any pieces of cloth, and for the officials responsible for marking the cloth to mark them, unless they bear the said mark, under the penalties set forth in the said decree. ” dated May 16, 1737, and Ordinance by BIDE, Lord of La Grandville, Intendant in FLANDERS, issued on June 19, 1737 – Printed in DOUAY, by J. F. Willerval, Printer to the King. Proclamation (49 x 32) Condition C (truncated margins)

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