A sample strip of M.C. Migel & Co., Inc. Mexixe series, 1914. Taffeta silk: "Mexixe Pussy Willow". Pure dye printed taffeta, design "Kortez" in parti colors on dark green ground.
Stylized floral spot motifs in green, yellow, red, blue, black on a dark green ground. Warp-faced plain weave; printed. "Pussy Willow" quality, 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. This is a small sample of the Kortez design; this accession also has a yard length of the Kortez design in another colorway.
M.C. Migel & Co., which in 1915 became H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc., was known for innovation in silk design and silk manufacturing technology.