Two skeins yellow Italian raw silk, 1912

Description:

Two skeins yellow Italian raw silk, 13/15 drs. 1912.

A. P. Villa & Bros., 487 Broadway, (The Silk Exchange Building) NYC, was an importing firm dealing in raw and thrown silk, with purchasing branches in Shanghai and Canton, China; Yokohama, Japan; Milan and Turin, italy; and Lyon, France. In 1912 the company expanded its business into throwing, warping, quilling, and winding silk, in a Passaic, NJ mill. These processes prepare raw silk for use in weaving.

Date Made: 1912

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: ItalyAssociated Place: Italy

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks

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Credit Line: Gift of A.P. Villa & Bros., NY

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T00329.000Catalog Number: T00329.000T329Accession Number: 54849

Object Name: raw silk skeinsraw silk skeins, batch of

Measurements: overall: 3 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 12 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 13.335 cm x 31.75 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-0068-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_648123

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