H.R. Mallinson & Co. screen-printed silk shawl
date: label: date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A Chinoiserie floral design screen-printed silk crepe shawl by H.R. Mallinson & Co. Made from an all-silk, medium weight crepe fabric; screen printed with a large, multi-colored floral pattern and 2 bands, gray and buff, on a black ground. A Chinese-inspired floral - one edge with roundels in the corners, a center bouquet on one edge, a central bouquet with a trailing vine and squash design; and along the other edge a continuous floral design with trailing stems of bell shaped flowers. Due to the size of the design, which cannot be printed on a 15" roller, and the number of colors, this design was screen printed. An early use of this technology. Manufacturer's numbers: fabric quality #4571; pattern #5193; The colors are purple, hot pink, gray-green, buff, orange, light orange, light green. The end with the continuous floral design has been cut across unevenly.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Queens, Long Island 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: 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.T05759
label: catalog number
content: T05759.000
label: accession number
content: 101284
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shawl, Printed
label: Object Name
content: shawl
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; screen-printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 54 in x 72 in; 137.16 cm x 182.88 cm