Cotton fabric; Italy for the Chinese market; Consular Collection; 1905

Description:

Sample of black cotton fabric with a woven design of bamboo leaves. Marked on tacked paper tag: “No. 75, Italian, Cotton, figured black: 30 inches wide by 31 yards long per piece: Market price $10.20 Mex per piece: Packed 30 pieces in a tin-lined case. (From Shanghai, China, December 1905)". Black with bamboo leaves. Approx. 5 by 6 inches. “Bureau of Manufactures Washington DC”.

Date Made: 1905

Location: Currently not on view

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

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Credit Line: Transfer from U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ZZ.RSN80619P24

Object Name: Fabric Sample

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-84e6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_638226

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