A sample cut with colorways of printed 'Pussy Willow' silk. a fine soft plain weave fabric, Mallinson's longest-lasting trade-name. One of the 1929 "American State Flowers" series: Red clover, Vermont; pine cone, Maine; rose, New York; mountain laurel, Connecticut; violet, Rhode Island. Eight samples, one of each colorway. One 18" x 40" sample with a black ground (#5); 7 attached 8" x 6" samples: ground colors are: black (#25), blue (#14), green (#7), dark blue (#10, #20), tan (#12), white (#15). Selvage inscription gives company name, state names and associated flowers.