Hank of Japan No. 1 reeled silk filament; 1884
date: label: date made
content: 1884
notes: label: Description
content: Hank or skein of raw silk filament, white, glossy, as reeled in Japan and imported into the US. "No. 1 Japan" One of 15 samples donated in 1884 by C. Adolphe Low & Co., NYC, of raw silk as imported by the firm. Catalog #s H6180-6194
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: Fibers & Economic Botany
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.H006188.000
label: catalog number
content: H006188.000
label: accession number
content: 14993
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk filament, hank
label: Object Name
content: silk, reeled
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/8 in x 12 7/8 in x 2 in; 4.1275 cm x 32.7025 cm x 5.08 cm