Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Frieze Plush" figured upholstery fabric, in a rust-brown shade, with a spaced, detached 'sunburst' motif in uncut pile against a ground of cut pile. 1914. This was a standard pattern on some of the large railroad systems in the US at the time of its donation. This is a figured pile weave with cut and uncut pile. The backing is cotton; ground warp is dark blue; ground weft is red. The pile is mohair, in an orange-red. This gives an overall color effect of rust-brown, with the motif created by uncut (looped) pile standing out slightly lighter in tone against the cut pile ground. The sunburst motif is arranged in rows in slide repeat. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.