Sample length of machine lace; Emil Katz & Co., Inc.; 1967
date: label: date made
content: 1967
label: associated dates
content: 1967 12 12 / 1967 12 12
notes: label: Description
content: Sample length of machine lace; Emil Katz & Co., Inc.; 1967. A heavy white net ground with uneven open work; large flowers with spider webs radiating from single spot on center, and semi-opque honeycomb patterned petals. White paper label printed in black ink with double line border; stamped in black ink; Glossy fabric label: Tel: Wisconsin 7-2890-91-92 / Emil Katz & Co., Inc. / 1001 Ave. of the Americas / New York, NY 10018; Copyright Emil Katz & Co., Inc..
label: Description
content: Submitted by Emil Katz & Co. to Library of Congress for copyright 12/12/1967.
label: Description
content: Emil Katz & Co., Inc. was a well known importer and exporter of laces, and may have had designs manufactured for th firm by companies overseas. The name appears in fashion ads into the 1970s, at least, although Emil Katz died in 1966. There is a short obituary in the New York Times.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0111.382
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0111.382
label: accession number
content: 1990.0111
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lace sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: machine-made lace (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 91.3 cm x 96.5 cm; 35 15/16 in x 38 in