1900 - 1950 William Skinner and Sons Satin Quilted Square
date: label: date made
content: 1900-1950
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This padded and quilted blue satin square, produced by William Skinner and Sons, was probably a sales model used at their New York City store. The sample is padded and hand quilted in a 2¾-inch grid pattern. Extra filling in the unquilted borders makes them higher than the quilted surface.
label: Description
content: In the early 20th-century, William Skinner and Sons was a prominent silk production and textile manufacturer. From 1874 the manufacturing business was located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. After the death of the founder, William Skinner in 1902, his sons took over the business. The family sold the business to Indian Head Mills in 1961. This square is an example of “Skinner’s Satins,” as they were popularly known.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Manufacturing
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William Skinner & Sons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T07005
label: accession number
content: 119013
label: catalog number
content: T07005
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
label: Object Name
content: comforter
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk, satin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 in x 23 in; 58 cm x 58 cm