The Shelton Looms "Ronge Velvet" novelty pile fabric

Description:

A length of Shelton Looms "Ronge Velvet" novelty pile fabric. Novelty pile weave "chiffon velvet" with black artificial silk cut pile of two lengths: a shorter sparsely woven background which allows the golden yellow ground weave to show through, and a longer, more densely woven patterning pile.Design of "idealized chrysanthemums" One of a number of novelty pile weave samples donated by Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc. owner and operator of The Shelton Looms, in Shelton, CT, in 1921. 43.5" wide, sample length not noted. Mfr # 18325 1/3

Date Made: 1921

Maker: Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Shelton

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Textile Industry, Velvet & Plush Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T04249.000Catalog Number: T04249.000Accession Number: 66732

Object Name: Fabric, Pilefabric length

Physical Description: artificial silk (overall material)pile weave; double pile (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 43 1/2 in; 91.44 cm x 110.49 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-9cfc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_624067

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