L.C. Chase/Sanford Mills "Velmo" figured mohair pile upholstery fabric, ""Angelo", 1922
date: label: date made
content: 1922
name: label: maker
content: Sanford Mills
notes: label: Description
content: L.C. Chase "Velmo" figured mohair pile upholstery fabric, ""Angelo", 1922. Ground is cotton with a yellow warp and red weft; mohair cut pile in two heights and densities creates a large scale floral/foliate pattern in a higher denser pile against a lower, sparser pile that allows the ground colors to show through. An additional effect is a stripe or strie in the pile , which has regular brown and silvery gray striping. The pattern # is 213; Color is given as Taupe, 3137-20-A. Part of the Chase trademark stencil appears on the back of this sample. 36.5" length x 50" width. Manufactured by Sanford Mills, Sanford, Maine; selling agent L.C. Chase & Co.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maine, Sanford
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Velvet & Plush Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of L.C. Chase & Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04586.000
label: catalog number
content: T04586.000
label: accession number
content: 69645
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric, Upholstery, Pile
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mohair, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pile weave; jacquard-woven; double pile (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 1/2 in x 50 in; 92.71 cm x 127 cm