Cotton sheeting/shirting sample; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Sample of undyed, natural off-white cotton cloth with one selvage. Stains & traces of blue ink on cloth. 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
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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.RSN80577V77
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 53 cm x 42 cm; 20 7/8 in x 16 17/32 in