The Shelton Looms "Shelbourne" pile upholstery fabric
date: label: date made
content: 1921
name: label: maker
content: Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A fabric length with silk or artificial silk cut pile of two lengths; the short pile which forms the background has more plain weft picks in between warp pile rows, this allows the contrasting color of the ground to show through. The longer pile, more densely woven, forms a conventionalized floral pattern with a 28" repeat. This structure is identical with a chiffon velour. Color: green (tan ground) #3706. Mfr # 51501E 36" L x 51 1/2" W. One of a number of samples of pile fabrics given by Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc. owner and operator of The Shelton Looms, Shelton, CT, in 1921. Stencilled Mfrs. mark.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Shelton
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Velvet & Plush Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Sydney Blumenthal Co., Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04240.000
label: catalog number
content: T04240.000
label: accession number
content: 66732
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric, Pile
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: artificial silk or silk; cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pile weave; cut pile; double height (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 51 1/2 in; 91.44 cm x 130.81 cm