Silk Powder or Cartridge Bag Cloth; World War I
date: label: date made
content: 1917-1919
notes: label: Description
content: Sample length of closely woven, plain weave, silk cloth with spun silk paired warps and silk noil wefts, used in World War I for powder bags for big guns. Unbleached, undyded. Quality B. Slightly heavier weight than T04161. Surplus sold by the Salvage Board for $1.13 per yard. This sample was not finished for garment trade use.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: World War I
label: related event
content: World War I
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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: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the US War Dept., Ordnance Dept. Salvage Board
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04162
label: catalog number
content: T04162.000
label: accession number
content: 65107
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; unbleached; undyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 35 in; 91.44 cm x 88.9 cm