Rayon and aralac fabric sample, World War II; Carter Fabrics Corporation
date: label: date made
content: c 1943
notes: label: Description
content: A length of lightweight, 2x2 twill weave dress goods fabric made of rayon and aralac (milk protein or casein fiber) printed with an all over paisley pattern, in yellow and black on red. Aralac was used as a substitute for wool during World War II. This piece is an important survival of the kinds of fibers and fabrics Americans were offered due to shortages and rationing of the most commonly used natural fibers - cotton, wool, and silk - during World War II.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: South Carolina
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. P. Stevens & Co. Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T08893.000
label: accession number
content: 165974
label: catalog number
content: T08893.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: spun rayon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: aralac (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave; printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 in x 35 3/4 in; 88.9 cm x 90.805 cm