William Skinner and Sons silk Parachute Flare Cloth fabric length; 1941
date: label: date made
content: 1941
notes: label: Description
content: William Skinner and Sons Parachute Flare Cloth silk plain weave fabric length; 1941.
label: Description
content: Sheer, originally stiff (now soft) fabric for making parachutes for flares. Plain weave, all-silk. Quality 9357, Lot. No. 19079. White colored. Thread count 130 x 108. Woven in Holyoke, MA.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New Jersey, Allentown
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
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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: American Textile Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William Skinner and Sons
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T08576.000
label: accession number
content: 161884
label: catalog number
content: T08576.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
label: Object Name
content: Fabric length
label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
label: Object Name
content: Parachute Flare Cloth fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 37 in; 91.44 cm x 93.98 cm