J.B. Martin Co. silk/rayon velvet sample, 1930
date: label: Date made
content: 1930
name: label: maker
content: J. B. Martin Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: J.B. Martin Co. silk/rayon velvet sample, 1930. Novelty pile fabric: Pebble velvet. Soft drapy lightweight "new rolled" velvet with a silvery sheen. Woven double--foundation of light blue silk warp and weft yarns; pile surface formed with white rayon yarn. The pebble like surface is produced by embossing the woven pile, pressing a pattern into the surface.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Norwich
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silk Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of L. & E. Stirn (sales agents for J.B. Martin Co.)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T06687.000
label: accession number
content: 111265
label: catalog number
content: T06687
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rayon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: velvet (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: pile weave, embossed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 38 in x 41 in; 96.52 cm x 104.14 cm