A length of M.C. Migel & Co., Inc. "Ad Hoc" printed "Pussy Willow" Taffeta Brocade. Pure-dye, piece dyed, satin brocade taffeta, over printed by "Ad Hoc " process; first example of use in the U.S. "Ad Hoc" printing was defined as block-printing in colors on a jacquard woven ground. Jacquard woven floral design on a taffeta ground with warp float patterning; over-printed with a rose stem design. 4 colorways of same design (T1449,T1450,T1451,T1452); this colorway with dark green ground, pattern in peach, red, browns, blue, yellow.
M.C. Migel & Co., which in 1915 became H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc., was known for innovation in silk design and silk manufacturing technology.