Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Co.fabric sample, "Phenix Cottonade"; 1876
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1876
name: label: maker
content: Eagle & Phenix Mills
notes: label: Description
content: Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Co.fabric samples, "Phenix Cottonade"; 1876. Two different patterns of this medium weight cotton cloth.
label: Description
content: A) warp-striped twill weave; light and dark browns and a one-thread bordering stripe in bright yellow-orange. Original cataloging information: 28" wide; 52 x 54 picks and ends per inch; #14 yarn; 3.5 yards per pound in weight.
label: Description
content: B) Light and dark brown warp stripes, with a single thread yellow-orange stripe in the middle of the narrow dark brown stripes, and a three-pick check effect with variegated white and dark brown plied yarns, giving a shadow check effect. Original cataloging: 28" wide; 52 x 54 picks and ends per inch;
label: Description
content: #14 yarn; 3.5 pounds per yard in weight.
label: Description
content: The Eagle Mfg Co. of Columbus Georgia was established in 1851, before the Civil War, by New York native William Young. After the war, the mill was re-established and renamed the Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Co., symbolizing the renewal of the mill after the destruction of the war. The company survived several changes of ownership from 1896 until 1947, and the mill passed through several more changes until 2003.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Georgia, Columbus
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E185679.000
label: catalog number
content: E185679.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric samples
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave (overall production method/technique)