Sumac berries; dye sample; Vincennes, Indiana; 1882
date: label: date made
content: 1882
notes: label: Description
content: Boxed sample of Sumac berries, a natural dyestuff. Collected from the Indians of Vincennes, Indiana, in 1882.
label: Description
content: The original cataloging reads: "Sumach Berries. - Red berries yielding a reddish brown dye, used to color wool and cotton. The uncarded wool or cotton is dipped in the dye, taken out and exposed to the air, immersed again, and the operations repeated until a good color is obtained. From the Indians of Vincennes, Indiana, 1882. 57,525. Collected by Dr. E. Palmer." on object label.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Indiana, Vincennes
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E057525.000
label: catalog number
content: E57525
label: accession number
content: 11892
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dye plant sample
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 5 1/4 in x 6 13/16 in; 7.62 cm x 13.335 cm x 17.30375 cm