Skein of two-ply Mohair yarn, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914

Description:

Skein of two-ply Mohair yarn, Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, 1914. One skein, natural color. Used to weave imitation fur goods, dress goods, and cloakings. 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

Web 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.T02096.000Catalog Number: T02096.000T2096Accession Number: 57533

Object Name: Yarn, Skein ofyarn skein

Physical Description: mohair (overall material)spun, two-ply (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 11 7/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 4.445 cm x 30.1625 cm x 4.1275 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6d39-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_648966

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