Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Railroad Plush" upholstery fabric, 1914

Description:

Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company plain "Railroad Plush" upholstery fabric, in emerald green.1914. Used for covering seats in railroad cars. 25 1/2" wide.Pile weave, solid cut pile. Cotton backing, Mohair pile. Ground warp and weft are dark blue; pile is green. 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.

Date Made: 1914

Maker: Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Lowell

Subject: American Textile Industry

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Textile Industry, Velvet & Plush Textiles, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T02100.000Catalog Number: T02100.000Accession Number: 57533

Object Name: Fabric, Upholstery, Pilefabric length

Physical Description: mohair, cotton (overall material)pile weave; cut pile (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 35 1/2 in x 25 1/2 in; 90.17 cm x 64.77 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-763f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_640955

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