The Shelton Looms "Chadwick" pile upholstery fabric

Description:

A length of Shelton Looms "Chadwick" pile upholstery fabric. Fabric has a short cut pile of mohair in tan, printed with a large floral in six colors on a raisin-colored ground. Pattern meanders over the surface; 26" repeat length, filling the width. Mfr # 4642E; 64641E; color 3401. 36 1/2" L x 51 1/2" W. . One of a group of pile fabrics given by Sidney Blumenthal & Co., Inc. in 1921. Blumenthal owned and operated the Shelton Looms, in Shelton, CT, noted American manufacturer of pile fabrics

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.T04243.000Catalog Number: T04243.000Accession Number: 66732

Object Name: Fabric, Pilefabric length

Physical Description: mohair (overall material)pile weave; printed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 36 1/2 in x 51 1/2 in; 92.71 cm x 130.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d367-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_624071

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