Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, Uncut pile upholstery fabric sample, 1935
date: label: date made
content: 1935
notes: label: Description
content: Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, Uncut pile upholstery fabric sample, Yarn dyed, looped pile woven in a bold vertical stripe pattern.; Striped pattern (mfr # 174; quality 931-F2) has a 7.25 inch repeat made up of varying width bands in soft tones of taupe, tan, gold, and rose, in variegated effect, accented by occasional line stripes of brown. Cotton ground; mohair pile. Called Frieze Plush by the manufacturer. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co. was headquartered in Boston, with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts. The manufacturer noted that this particular pattern was a recent addition to the line and was in demand for use in upholstering the seats on new "deluxe and streamlined coaches for railroads."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Lowell
topic: label: web subject
content: American Textile Industry
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Textile Industry
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content: Velvet & Plush Textiles
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T07596.A-B
label: accession number
content: 134807
label: catalog number
content: T07596.A-B
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric
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content: fabric lengths
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mohair; cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pile weave; uncut pile (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: taupe (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
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content: gold (overall color)
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content: rose (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: upholstery plush (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: yarn-dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 1/2 in x 28 in; 92.71 cm x 71.12 cm