H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" process sample, boiled off

Description:

A process sample length of H.R. Mallinson's "Slendora Brocade" in a snakeskin pattern. Slendora Brocade is a weft-figured Jacquard woven fabric, with a rayon pattern weft and silk ground. This process sample illustrates the cloth from the loom, after it has been boiled in soap and water to remove the gum of the silk and then finished. See T05756. Manufacturer's numbers: Fabric quality #4019; pattern # 8529; color #901, white.

Date Made: 1928

Maker: H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

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

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Credit Line: Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T05757Accession Number: 101284Catalog Number: T05757.000

Object Name: Fabric Length

Physical Description: rayon (overall material)silk (overall material)white (overall color)Slendora brocade (overall style)jacquard woven; compound weave (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 72 in x 40 in; 182.88 cm x 101.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-36c2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1170559

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