The Shelton Looms "Hudson Sealskin" imitation fur fabric; 1914. Silk pile, cotton backed. The pile has been flattened giving a lustrous surface finish. Very soft hand. Used for coats, scarfs, muffs, trimming, etc. Color: Black. Price per yard: $4.50. 2 samples. Width: 48"-50" 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 48-50" wide. Length of sample sent was not noted.