Camlet sample; England for the Chinese market; Consular Collection
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description
content: Red square fragment. Holes eaten in fabric. One selvage. Marked on glued paper label: "Sample No. 5. Camlet, English. (/) 60 yards x 30-30-1/2 inches. Used for military uniforms. Price per (/) yard. Tls. 0.312- - Mex. $0.446. Price per piece Tals 17,000. Mex. (/) $24.285."
label: Description
content: Found with sample a sheet of paper: "List #4, Box #4 (/) Samples accompanying report of Special Agent Burrell."
label: Description
content: 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: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Consular Collection Textile Samples
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.RSN80577V33
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Sample
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 20.5 cm x 19 cm; 8 1/16 in x 7 15/32 in