Cotton shirting; England for the Chinese market; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Sample of off-white, undyed) cotton shirting fabric, "in the grey". Glued paper label: "Sample No. 1. . Shirtings, Grey, English. (/) 38/38 1/2 yards. Tals. 4.15 per piece." Marked on the cloth with blue pencil: #1 (/) English Grey Shirting."
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: United Kingdom: England
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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.RSN80577V46
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 cm x 18 cm; 9 1/16 in x 7 3/32 in