The Shelton Looms "Alfresco" printed mohair plush fabric; 1914. Called "Chiffon plush" by the manufacturer, this fabric has a cotton back, mohair pile, and is printed in two shades of gray with an allover pattern described as "conventional." Used for capes, trimmings, millinery, etc. Width: 48". 2 samples. One of a group of pile fabrics given in 1914 (accessioned in 1915) by Sidney Blumenthal and Co., Inc, owner and operator of The Shelton Looms, one of the best known and most important American pile fabric producers., whose mills were in Shelton, Connecticut. Original fabric woven 48" wide.