Irregularly shaped fragment of gray silk fabric. Chinese-made. Came in a package of fragments with a letter analyzing them. Marked on pinned paper label: "Sample No. 2"
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.