Mallinson's "Pussy Willow" silk process sample; "boiled off"
date: label: Date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated
label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A Mallinson's "Pussy Willow" silk process sample length, in white. Pussy Willow was the long-lived Mallinson trade name for an all silk, "radium like", fine plain weave fabric. This sample of the manufacturing process has been boiled off, or "degummed" (sericin removed) by boiling in soap and water. ["Radium" was a commonly used fabric name for a supple plain weave silk in the early 20th century.] Quality # 5459-E. This sample is from a group of six donated by the company to illustrate the discharge-printing process.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: American Silk Industry
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content: Migel-Mallinson Silks
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T05745
label: accession number
content: 101284
label: catalog number
content: T05745
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length (process sample)
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: Pussy Willow (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; degummed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm