Viscose sample
notes: label: Description
content: This is a sample of viscose made from wood. This object was donated to the museum in 1920 by the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, as a part of a collection of objects that illustrate the different ways wood can be utilized in commercial production. Viscose is a semi-synthetic fabric made from wood pulp, usually that of trees like beech or pine. To create viscose, cellulose is dissolved in a viscous chemical solution and then spun into fibers. Viscose, in various forms, is used for products such as envelope transparencies and sausage casings.
label: Description
content: The New York State College of Forestry was founded in 1898 at Cornell University and was the first professional school of forestry in North America. In 1911, it was reestablished at Syracuse University. Today, the college is a part of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Forestry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.20FP02.12
label: catalog number
content: 20FP02.12
label: catalog number
content: W904
label: accession number
content: 064766
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bag, Plastic
label: Object Name
content: viscose
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/4 in x 4 in; 13.335 cm x 10.16 cm