Oscar Hofman Corporation "Silk Zephyr" suiting fabric length; 1915.
date: label: Date made
content: 1915
name: label: maker
content: Oscar Hofman Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: Oscar Hofman Corporation "Silk Zephyr" plain weave, unbleached, suiting fabric length; 1915. Original cataloging reads: "Silk Zephyr suiting, A new silk fabric woven of tussah yarn, washable, unshrinkable, absolutely non-slipping and strong. Possesing all the tailoring qualities of wool and worsted fabrics. Used for mens suits." Beige color (undyed, unbleached tussah silk) in a plain weave. (NB - the attached image suggests a moire finish; this is a result of the scanning process and is not present in the actual cloth)
label: Description
content: Company info: Oscar Hofman Corp. - Headquarters: 229-233 Fourth Avenue, New York, NY. Mill: Newmarket, New Hampshire. Active 1910s. Trademark “Silk Zephyr Suiting” – 1915.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Hampshire, Newmarket
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey, Allentown
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
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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: American Textile Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Samuel Eiseman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T02405.000
label: accession number
content: 57994
label: catalog number
content: T02405.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: tussah silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: beige (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: suiting (overall style)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm