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This portrait of [[Joseph Marie Jacquard (nonfiction)|Joseph Marie Jacquard]] was woven in silk on a [[Jacquard loom (nonfiction)|Jacquard loom]] and required 24,000 punched cards to create (1839). It was only produced to order. One of these portraits in the possession of Charles Babbage inspired him in using perforated cards in his analytical engine. It is in the collection of the Science Museum in London, England.


This portrait of Jacquard was woven in silk on a Jacquard loom and required 24,000 punched cards to create (1839). It was only produced to order. One of these portraits in the possession of Charles Babbage inspired him in using perforated cards in his analytical engine. It is in the collection of the Science Museum in London, England.
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By Michel Marie Carquillat (tisseur) d'après Claude Bonnefond - Bonhams, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30027623
By Michel Marie Carquillat (tisseur) d'après Claude Bonnefond - Bonhams, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30027623

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This portrait of Joseph Marie Jacquard was woven in silk on a Jacquard loom and required 24,000 punched cards to create (1839). It was only produced to order. One of these portraits in the possession of Charles Babbage inspired him in using perforated cards in his analytical engine. It is in the collection of the Science Museum in London, England.

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