H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" process sample, in the raw
date: label: Date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated
notes: label: Description
content: A process sample length of H.R. Mallinson' & Co.'s trade name "Slendora Brocade" in the raw. Woven snakeskin pattern. Weft-figured Jacquard woven fabric as it comes from the loom. The allover snakeskin pattern is produced by a white rayon weft which stands out against the lusterless silk ground of greenish tint. This is a fugitive tint used for identification of yarn in the mill, to guard against a weaver accidentally mixing the silk and rayon yarns on the quill in the shuttle.. Manufacturer's numbers: fabric quality # 4019; pattern # 8529. Undyed and unfinished, no color #.
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: Migel-Mallinson Silks
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.T05756
label: accession number
content: 101284
label: catalog number
content: T05756.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rayon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: greenish white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: Slendora brocade (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: jacquard woven; compound weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 72 in x 40 in; 182.88 cm x 101.6 cm