World War I era woven paper fabric sample, Germany
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1914-20
notes: label: Description
content: World War I era woven paper fabric sample, Germany. Spun paper yarns woven in an open plain weave, like screening. Very fine paper yarns. Germany employed spun paper yarns in making many types of fabrics for both civilian and military use during World War I, due to shortages of other fibers, notably wool and cotton. American industry was interested in these experiments because of the US's long raw materials supply chains.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Textile Industry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T3775
label: catalog number
content: T3775
label: catalog number
content: T (/) 3775
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric sample, woven paper
label: Object Type
content: canvas
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)