A length of M. C. Migel & Co., Inc. Mexixe series, 1914. Taffeta silk: "Mexixe Pussy Willow". Pure dye printed taffeta, design "Aztec -coat-of-arms"; A dark blue ground printed with individual scattered motif inspired by Aztec(?) figure with headdress. "Pussy Willow" quality plain weave. print colors yellow, med. brown, green, blue, and red, with black.. The Mexixe series was publicized as the first time an American textile company had utilized American design inspiration without looking to Paris first. The line was inspired by the prominence of Mexico and the US southwest in the news because of the US war against Pancho Villa.
M.C. Migel & Co., which in 1915 became H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc., was known for innovation in silk design and silk manufacturing technology.