William Skinner and Sons silk twill "Escape Parachute Cloth," or "Canopy Cloth", 1941.
date: label: date made
content: 1941
notes: label: Description
content: William Skinner and Sons "Escape Parachute Cloth," or "Canopy Cloth" white silk twill fabric length, 1941.
label: Description
content: Lightweight, soft silk fabric used in making soldiers' parachutes. Commercial names: Escape Parachute Cloth or Canopy Cloth. Manufacturer's notes: Twill weave, 2 x 1. Quality Exp 302A, Lot No. 47539. Color white. Thread count 288 x 84. Used in World War II. Woven in Holyoke, MA by William Skinner and Sons. Small rivet-like indentions on one side of the length, spanning all the way across every few inches.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey, Allentown
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
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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: American Textile Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William Skinner and Sons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T08575.000
label: accession number
content: 161884
label: catalog number
content: T08575.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: Fabric length
label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
label: Object Name
content: "Escape Parachute Cloth," or "Canopy Cloth."
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 in x 37 in; 93.98 cm x 93.98 cm