Skein of Mohair yarn for braids and frogs, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914
date: label: date made
content: 1914
name: label: maker
content: Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company
notes: label: Description
content: Skein of Mohair yarn for braids and frogs, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. Genapped and bleached; used for braids, frogs, etc. genappe process singes the spun yarn to remove protruding ends and make the yarn smooth. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Lowell
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Velvet & Plush Textiles
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T02097.000
label: catalog number
content: T02097.000
label: catalog number
content: T2097
label: accession number
content: 57533
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Yarn, Skein of
label: Object Name
content: yarn skein
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mohair (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: spun, genapped, bleached (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 16 3/4 in x 3 in; 6.35 cm x 42.545 cm x 7.62 cm