Skein of Tsatlee silk filament; China; 1884
date: label: date made
content: 1884
notes: label: Description
content: Hank or skein of "Best Chop" Tsatlee silk filament, as reeled in China and imported into the US. One of 15 samples donated in 1884 by C. Adolphe Low & Co., NYC, of raw silk as imported by the firm. Catalog #s H6180-6194 "China Best Chop Tsatlee" on object tag.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: associated place
content: China
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.H006194.000
label: catalog number
content: E186194
label: accession number
content: 14993
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk filament, hank
label: Object Name
content: silk, reeled
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in x 15 1/4 in; 6.35 cm x 14.605 cm x 38.735 cm