Cotton fabric; Japan for the domestic and Chinese markets; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Sample of cloth in white with three stripes. Square has been cut out of one corner. Marked on glued paper label: "Japanese Cotton (/) Piece--28 ins x 20 yds. (/) Price $1.60 piece (/) Used largely for (/) summer wear (/) by Chinese & Japanese."
label: Description
content: Found with sample - a sheet of paper, Marked: " List #4, Box #4 (/) Samples accompanying report of Special Agent Burrell."
label: Description
content: Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from the Department of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80577V34
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 45 cm x 70 cm; 17 23/32 in x 27 9/16 in