Selvage width sample length of novelty rayon seersucker in red, white, and blue; American Viscose Corporation; 1942. Yarn-dyed stiff medium weight fabric woven of viscose filament rayon yarn in plain and satin weave stripes (red and gray) which produce a seersucker effect. Blue wefts, red and white warps. Used for women's evening wear.
Rayon fabrics played a large part in both military and civilian products during World War II, as shortages of other fibers made it essential to replace cotton, silk, and wool with rayon (regenerated cellulose) whenever possible.
One of 17 fabric samples donated to the museum in 1942, along with a display illustrating the manufacture of rayon goods from wood to finished product. The display is held by the Division of Work & Industry, catalog # AG.A.7060