25 skeins of silk yarn dyed in a white-to-blue ombre; National SIlk Dyeing Co.; 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: National Silk Dyeing Co.
notes: label: Description
content: 25 skeins of skein dyed silk; A white to deep blue ombre, in 25 shades. National Silk Dyeing Co., 1913
label: Description
content: One of 66 examples of silk yarns of various types, dyed in the skein.. Original sample # 3. From a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Paterson
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silk Industry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of National Silk Dyeing Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T01537.000
label: catalog number
content: T01537.000
label: accession number
content: 55134
label: catalog number
content: T1537
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk skeins, batch
label: Object Name
content: silk skeins
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 13 1/4 in x 7 1/4 in; 7.62 cm x 33.655 cm x 18.415 cm