Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Panne Plush" upholstery fabric, 1914. Cut pile fabric which has been permanently flattened to give a very lustrous surface. Ground of cotton with a blue warp, natural beige weft, and a mohair pile in "old rose" (dark pink). According to manufacturer's note, used for furniture and draperies; may also have been a "railroad plush". 52 1/4" wide. 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.