"Armistice Silk," Etruscan brown; World War I
date: label: date made
content: 1917-1919
notes: label: Description
content: Plain weave Cartridge Cloth silk sample length. Known as "Armistice Silk", converted silk Cartridge or powder bag cloth, Quality D; A sample piece of the 18,000,000 yards of surplus World War I cartridge cloth, which has been dyed and finished for the trade. Sold by the Salvage Board for 86 cents per yard. Color: Etruscan (brown). Plain weave; silk noils warp and weft yarns; dyed a reddish-brown.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: World War I
label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: American Silk Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the US War Dept, Ordnance Dept. Salvage Board
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04156
label: accession number
content: 65107
label: catalog number
content: T04156.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; piece-dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 36 in; 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm