"Rose Gardens of the Bagatelle" dress silk; Mallinson's Playgrounds of the Worlds series
date: label: Date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A length of printed "Indestructible Chiffon Voile" dress silk, from H.R. Mallinson & Co.'s "Playgrounds of the World" series of printed silks. This sample is an allover printed design, "Rose Gardens of the Bagatelle", a landscape design with an architectural feature within a framework of meandering or serpentine floral bands. Colors are greens, yellows, and other pastel shades.. Mallinson trade name "Indestructible Chiffon Voile" was an important fabric quality for the firm. It was a fine, sheer plain weave silk. Selvage inscription - Mallinson's Silks Deluxe Playgrounds of the World Rose Gardens of the Bagatelle. The series dates to 1928 and included both European and American "playgrounds". NMAH holds samples of each design in the series. Company numbers: 1800/2675. Colorway # 7.
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: Migel-Mallinson Silks
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.T05738
label: catalog number
content: T5738
label: catalog number
content: T (/) 5738
label: accession number
content: 101284
objectType: 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: Physical Description
content: "Indestructible Voile" (overall style)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm