Skein of Schappe Silk; National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: National Silk Dyeing Co.
notes: label: Description
content: Skein of dyed silk schappe yarn for weaving, in purple. Mfrs' tag reads "Schappe. Used in manufacturing velvets." The term "Schappe" refers to a method of processing waste silk fibers (leftovers from other processes). Schappe was used in the pile yarn for manufacturing of velvets, as it was both less expensive and easily finished as a soft surface. One of 66 examples of silk yarns of various types, dyed in the skein.. Original sample # 63 From a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Paterson
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silk Industry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of National Silk Dyeing Co.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T01597.000
label: catalog number
content: T01597.000
label: accession number
content: 55134
label: catalog number
content: T1597
label: collector/donor number
content: 63
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk skein
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 13 3/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 7.3025 cm x 34.925 cm