Skein of white silk in a display box
date: label: date made
content: 1898-1918
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: White silk thread twisted into a skein. Inside original cardboard display box with glass top with label written in Japanese? characters. The box is covered with green and white floral patterned paper. Box is similar to others found in the COnsular collection that hold silkworm cocoons.
label: Description
content: White silk thread twisted into a skein. Inside original cardboard display box with glass top with label written in Japanese? characters. The box is covered with green and white floral patterned paper. Box is similar to others found in the Consular collection that hold silkworm cocoons.
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
title: label: Title
content: Skein of silk in a display box
setName: label: See more items in
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.RSN80511V00
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk skein
label: Object Type
content: thread
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: thread: 27.5 cm x 6.5 cm x 3 cm; 10 13/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 1 3/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall - box: 40 cm x 9 cm x 5.8 cm; 15 3/4 in x 3 17/32 in x 2 9/32 in