A sample length of The Shelton Looms "Bloom Pluvel" mohair pile fabric; 1914. A trademarked pile fabric quality between a velvet and a plush in feel. Solid cut mohair pile, flattened, in shaded or ombred light to deep blue, and a cotton back with a black warp and blue weft,. 56" wide; 1 sample. 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 56" wide.