"Japanese Habutai" silk dress fabric; Fred Mendelson & Co.; 1915
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: "Japanese Habutai", a closely woven plain weave silk dress fabric, width: 36"; Manufactured by Fred Mendelson & Co.; 1915. Purchased for 75 cents per yard from Lansburgh & Bro., 420-430 7th St., Washington DC, Jan 29, 1915.
label: Description (Brief)
content: More research needs to be done to determine if the Mendelson Co. was actually manufacturing this silk in the US or had an import arrangement with a Japanese mill.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: American Textile Industry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T02725.000
label: catalog number
content: T02725.000
label: accession number
content: 58531
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)