Cartridge Cloth sample; World War I
date: label: date made
content: 1917-1919
notes: label: Description
content: Sample length of closely woven plain weave silk with spun silk warp and silk noil weft. Slightly rough surface. Quality C. Sample of one quality of the 18 million yards of surplus World War I cartridge or powder bag silk cloth sold by the Salvage board after war's end. This quality sold for $1.07 per yard.
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.T04158
label: catalog number
content: T04158.000
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: plain weave; undyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 36 in; 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm