Sample of machine lace; Emil Katz & Co; 1964
date: label: Date made
content: 1964
label: associated dates
content: 1964 12 11 / 1964 12 11
notes: label: Description
content: Sample cut of of machine lace; Emil Katz & Co., Inc.; 1964 Straight bands of bordered quatrefoil motifs alternating with undulating bands of quatrefoil and dot motifs. White paper label printed in black ink with double line border; stamped in black ink; Glossy fabric label stamped in red ink: Tel: Wisconsin 7-2890-91-92 / Emil Katz & Co., Inc. / 101 West 37th St. / New York City; 5565 Copyright Emil Katz & Co., Inc..
label: Description
content: Submitted by Emil Katz & Co. to Library of Congress for copyright 12/11/1964.
label: Description
content: Emil Katz & Co., Inc. was a well known importer and exporter of laces, and may have had designs manufactured for th firm by companies overseas. The name appears in fashion ads into the 1970s, at least, although Emil Katz died in 1966. There is a short obituary in the New York Times.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0111.393
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0111.393
label: accession number
content: 1990.0111
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: machine-made lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial; overall: 94 cm x 90.2 cm; 37 in x 35 1/2 in