Figured Cotton fabric; Italy, Chinese Market; Consular Collection
notes: label: Description
content: Swatch of purple cotton, figured satin weave; woven flower & lattice work pattern. Marked on glued paper label: "Sample No. 15 Cotton Italian. Figured. (/) of various patterns and chops. 28 1/2 inches by 30 yards, 40 pieces to a (/) case tin-lined, wrapped in paper and cloth rolled on a board. Sells at (/) Tls. 5.50 per piece. Trade increasing. Used for clothing for men, women (/) and children, Annual imports about 200,000 Hki Tls. (/) Sent by Crist from Shanghai, China."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from U.S. Dept. of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80626V86
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 4 3/32 in; 8.89 cm x 10.414 cm