Skein of Tussah 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 Tussah or wild silk. Navy blue.. Mfrs' tag reads: "Tussah or Wild silk." Wild silk is from cocoons that the silk moth has emerged from - the silk filament is no longer unbroken; it is therefore processed differently than cultivated, unbroken silk filament. One of 66 examples of silk yarns of various types, dyed in the skein.. Original sample # 46. 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.T01580.000
label: catalog number
content: T01580.000
label: accession number
content: 55134
label: catalog number
content: T1580
label: collector/donor number
content: 46
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk skein, tussah
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 14 in; 3.81 cm x 6.35 cm x 35.56 cm