Silk swatches (6); Consular collection
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description
content: 6 polka dot patterned silk (?) swatches in purple, blue, and green. Stapled together.
label: Description
content: Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from the Department of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80570Q16
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric samples
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 cm x 11 cm; 3 5/32 in x 4 11/32 in