Mallinson's 1929 "American State Flowers" dress silk: Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota
date: label: Date made
content: 1929
name: label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A sample cut with colorways of Mallinson's printed Pussy Willow silk, a fine soft, plain weave fabric, one of the company's most enduring tradenames. One of the 1929 "American State Flowers" series: wild rose, Iowa; violet, Wisconsin; moccasin flower, Minnesota; violet, Illinois; 9 samples, one for each colorway. Ground colors are: blue (18" x 40", # 4), black (#5, #25), green (#7), dark blue (#10, #20), tan (#12), gray (#9), white (#15), The smaller attached colorway swatches are 8" x 6". The selvage inscription gives the company name, state names and flower associations.
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: 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.T05960
label: accession number
content: 104436
label: catalog number
content: T05960.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric samples
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tan ground (18"x40") (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: dark blue ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: green ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 in x 40 in; 45.72 cm x 101.6 cm