"Armistice Silk," Freedom Blue; World War I
date: label: date made
content: 1917-1919
notes: label: Description
content: This length of converted silk cartridge cloth, called "Armistice Silk"; is a sample of the 18 million yards of surplus American-made cartridge bag silk cloth owned by the US War Dept. at the end of World War I. Originally used to make the bags that held the powder charge for heavy artillery, it was finished and dyed for the "cutting-up" (ready-to-wear clothing) trade after the war, and sold by the Salvage Board for 76 cents per yard. This sample was dyed "Freedom blue."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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 the US War Dept., Ordnance Dept., Salvage board
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04153
label: catalog number
content: T04153.000
label: accession number
content: 65107
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; piece-dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 36 in; 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm