Henry Bertrand

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Henry Bertrand was a French silk weaver of the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, from Villeurbanne near Lyon. He founded the well known silk company, Henry Bertrand.[1] The original collections can be seen in museums around the world including the Silk Museum in Lyon and the Cleveland Museum of Art. With the onslaught of man-made fabrics the original company declined until the 1960s when it sold its French mills. The company's remaining office in London was acquired by the Gilbert family in 1981.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The History of Henry Bertrand". HenryBertrand.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

Sources[edit]

  • Philippe Videlier (2000). "Les mythologies lyonnaises de la soie et l'intégration communautaire". Cahiers Millénaire 3. 3 (20): 7–15. OCLC 418716597.