Sample of matting made from paper yarn; Germany; 1907; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1907
notes: label: Description
content: Sample of woven paper yarn matting for table, floor, or wall; Germany; 1907. Mauve brown pattern with narrow green stripes, & flowers. Rectangular piece cut out of one corner. Colors are reversed on other side. Beginning to unravel. Marked on blue & white paper label: "Dess. 1406 (/) Col. 5039 (/) aE". Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
label: Description
content: Textiles made from spun paper yarns were around in the late 19th century, primarily for industrial uses such as sacking,when the standard jute sack imparted loose fibers or an odor to the contents. In 1907, German manufacturers promoted new uses for paper yarns: the product would become extremely important to both civilians and the military in the Central Powers during the First World War, when the British blockade cut them off from supplies of other textile fibers. The US and UK both explored the use of paper yarns during and after the war.
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label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Saxony
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
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content: German Paper Yarn
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from the Department of Commerce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN80514V55
objectType: label: Object Name
content: matting sample
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 cm x 25.3 cm; 11 13/16 in x 9 31/32 in