Mallinson's 1922 "Bokhara" series dress silk
date: label: Date made
content: 1922
name: label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A length of printed dress silk: H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.'s trade name Roshanara Crepe, the weave showing a distinct cross thread (at the time considered suggestive of crepe poplin). The printed design is from the "Bokhara" series derived from Persian, Central Asian, and Indian motifs in 6 colors on black ground. This variation on silk crepe was named after a popular dancer of the period whose stage name was Roshanara.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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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: Migel-Mallinson Silks
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04345
label: accession number
content: 68046
label: catalog number
content: T04345.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: crepe (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 38 in; 91.44 cm x 96.52 cm