Strip of woven wool apparel fabric. Navy blue worsted wool with a lighter blue stripe woven into the selvage. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "Manchester (/) 40 in- wide 16 cts"
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.