Sample books (3) of British Standard Woolen textiles; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Wool Textile Sample books: British Standard Cloth, (note: RSN #s 80514V22, 80514V23, 80514V25 are all the same)
label: Description
content: 3 books of wool samples with 30+ sample cuts in each. All dark shades of woven wool cloth with different twill patterns. All 3 books have Orange and Black binding with “100.024” written on them. Large blue tags attached to all 3 from the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Affairs, Form 382. (None are filled in). 80514V23 has a second tag labeled “Commercial Agent in Charge of Exhibits”, “From England”, “Title: Standard Suits”?
label: Description
content: Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from the Department of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80514V25
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Textile sample books
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 cm x 21.5 cm x 1 cm; 5 29/32 in x 8 15/32 in x 13/32 in