Packet of fabric swatches; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Packet of 16 silk fabric swatches from the U.S. Consular Collection: Various colors and textures; Stripes, polka dots, plaids, embroidery swivel weave?) in browns, reds, beige, yellows
label: Description
content: Stapled together, on pinned cloth label. (16).
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
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
label: See more items in
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.RSN80577V54
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric samples
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (pieces (16) material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.5 cm x 7.3 cm; 3 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in