"Armistice Silk," undyed; World War I
date: label: date made
content: 1917-1919
notes: label: Description
content: Sample length of basket weave, closely woven silk noil cloth; converted "Armistice Silk" from sillk cartridge igniter cloth. Piece of the 18 million yards of surplus World War I cartridge igniter cloth sold by the Salvage board for $1.23 per yard. All silk, paired warps and wefts giving basket weave effect. Boiled off (the sericin removed) and finished for the cutting up (garment) trade. Undyed with brown slubs.
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.T04163
label: catalog number
content: T04163.000
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: basket weave; unbleached; undyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 35 in; 91.44 cm x 88.9 cm