Skein of reeled silk; Japan; 1885
notes: label: Description
content: Sample skein of reeled silk; Japan. Part of a large group of fiber samples transferred from the US Dept. of Agriculture to the US National Museum in 1885. Part of the Economic Botany and Fibers collection, supporting research and commerce in the US textiles industry. This particular group of reeled silk samples represents the products of different prefectures in Japan.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E187047.000
label: catalog number
content: 007047.000
label: catalog number
content: ?007047.000
label: accession number
content: 15703
label: catalog number
content: E187047
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk sample
label: Object Name
content: silk, reeled
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk, japanese (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: reeled (?? production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 9 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in; 5.715 cm x 24.765 cm x 19.685 cm