A length of HR Mallinson's "Pussy Willow" (trade name) taffeta--a printed pure-dye plain weave silk, with the "Nebraska Goldenrod" design from the firm's 1915 "State Flower" series. Colors: yellow and green on a light blue ground. Tossed layout.
This series of State Flower designs was printed in limited colors and colorways - perhaps as a result of the dye shortages faced by American industry during World War I, as a result of the British blockade of German ports, and restriction of German exports. Germany was the world's most important producer of synthetic dyestuffs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.