"Armistice Silk," undyed; World War I
date: label: date made
content: 1917-1919
notes: label: Description
content: Sample length of converted silk Cartridge cloth, called "Armistice Silk." A sample piece of the 18 million yards of surplus World War I cartridge or powder bag cloth. Quality D. Has been boiled off (the residual sericin from the raw silk removed by washing) and otherwise finished for the cutting-up or garment trade. Sold by the Salvage board for 84 cents per yard. Color: Natural. Yarns: noils warp and weft. Flecked with brown slubs.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: World War I
label: related event
content: World War I
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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: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the US War Dept., Ordnance Dept. Salvage board
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04155
label: catalog number
content: T04155.000
label: accession number
content: 65107
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk noils (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; bleached; undyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 36 in; 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm