Silk fabric sample; China; Consular Collection

Description:

Fragment of purple silk fabric, Chinese. Came in a package with other samples & price chart. One selvage. Marked on pinned paper label: "Sample No.1". (duplicate sample)

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.

Date Made: 1898-1918

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: China

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Consular Collection Textile Samples

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Credit Line: Transfer from the Department of Commerce

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ZZ.RSN80511V24

Object Name: sample, silkfabric sample

Physical Description: silk (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 21.59 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6976-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_634036

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