Barathea type silk suiting
date: label: date made
content: 1915
name: label: maker
content: Victory Silk Company
notes: label: Description
content: Silk suiting, Barathea, an all silk fabric in which short broken ribs alternate so as to produce a granulated effect. This fabric ation was originated by John G. Bentley ofor men's wear. Color: natural (undyed, unbleached)
label: Description
content: Both warp and weft yarns appear to be paired; the weft yarns are thicker than the warps. This suiting has a lighter weight and softer hand than the other examples made and given by Victory Silk Company in 1915.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Paterson
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 Victory Silk Company.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T02758
label: catalog number
content: T02758.000
label: accession number
content: 58809
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: broken twill weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 36 in; 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm