Mallinson's "Pussy Willow" process sample for discharge-printing
date: label: Date made
content: 1928
name: label: maker
content: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: A length of all silk, radium like plain weave fabric, Mallinson's "Pussy Willow" silk; quality #5459-F. Piece-dyed gray - the dye used for this ground shade is of a different formula from that used for plain dyed fabrics in that it can be dischared or bleached out under certain conditions where it is not wanted. A process sample showing one aspect of the development of multi-color printing. This sample is from a group of six donated by the company to illustrate the discharge-printing process.
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: American Silks
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content: Migel-Mallinson Silks
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T05746
label: catalog number
content: T5746
label: accession number
content: 101284
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length (process sample)
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; piece dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm