"Life of George Washington" dress silk, Mallinson Early American series
date: label: Date made
content: 1929
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Washington, George
label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Length of "Pussy Willow" silk - (Mallinson trade name) A fine soft, radium-like plain weave fabric (Mfr #1900). Printed with allover pattern (mfr #2768), titled "Life of George Washington," part of the Mallinson 1929 Early American series. Design depicts historical events in Washington's life: such as Washington taking command of his army; at Valley Forge; at Mount Vernon; arriving in New York for his inauguration; the Inauguration at Wall Street; and with his mother--done in 7 colors on a black ground. Selvage width; selvage inscription.
label: Description
content: Mallinson's 1929 "Early American" series of printed dress silks was based on historical events and figures that were perceived at the time to consitute a shared American story. It was the last of the company's line of designs based on American themes in which each design was printed in at least seven colors, in several colorways, on three or four different ground cloths. The stock market crash and economic depression that followed made the investment in this kind of design unprofitable.
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: Mallinson's Early American
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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.T05939
label: catalog number
content: T5939
label: catalog number
content: T (/) 5939
label: accession number
content: 104252
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric, Printed
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 39 in; 91.44 cm x 99.06 cm