Hank of reeled raw "inferior Tsatlee" silk; China; 1884
notes: label: Description
content: Hank or skein of raw silk, "inferior Tsatlee" quality, as reeled in China and imported into the US. One of 15 samples donated in 1884 by C. Adolphe Low & Co., NYC, of raw silk as imported by the firm. Catalog #s H6180-6194 Both object tags read: "China inferior (???) / 6193 / acc 14,993", and card reads: "Raw silk, inferior tsatlee-- A common China silk, in hanks as imported. / Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co. / 6,193 / New York".
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.H006193.000
label: catalog number
content: H006193.000
label: accession number
content: 14993
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk, reeled
label: Object Name
content: silk filament, hank
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/8 in x 14 1/16 in x 3 3/16 in; 2.8575 cm x 35.71875 cm x 8.09625 cm