Mallinson's "Indestructible Crepe" process sample
date: label: Date made
content: 1919
name: label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A length of H.R. Mallinson & Co's trade name "Indestructible" Crepe as it comes off the loom. Unfinished silk semi-sheer crepe, similar to "Georgette". This process sample illustrates how the fabric is woven in the grey, as it comes off the loom. The sample is in the raw, unfinished, undyed state.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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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: Migel-Mallinson Silks
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04141
label: accession number
content: 63914
label: catalog number
content: T04141.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: semi-sheer crepe (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave, grey state (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 46 in; 91.44 cm x 116.84 cm