Skein of Artificial Silk; National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: National Silk Dyeing Co.
notes: label: Description
content: Skein of dyed artificial silk (regenerated cellulose fiber, known after 1923 as rayon), in "Cardinal" red. One of 66 examples of silk yarns of various types, dyed in the skein.. Original sample # 52. This is a very early example of the availability of artificial silk fiber on a commercial basis. At this time the fiber's extreme shine and smoothness made it useful only as an accent to natural fiber fabrics - it was not used on its own. From a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.,
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Paterson
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silk Industry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of National Silk Dyeing Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T01586.000
label: catalog number
content: T01586.000
label: accession number
content: 55134
label: catalog number
content: T1586
objectType: label: Object Name
content: yarn skein
label: Object Name
content: artificial silk
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in; 4.1275 cm x 6.35 cm x 34.29 cm