"Thirteen Stars" dress silk, Mallinson's George Washington Bicentennial print series

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Description:

A length of printed pure dye silk crepe. Soft lustrous plain weave fabric "Thirteen stars", one of the H.R. Mallinson & Co. George Washington Bicentennial print series. An allover star pattern with two sizes of stars singly and in 13 star circles in white on a dark blue ground. According to company publicity at the time of its introduction, the design was adapted from a flag of the original 13 colonies. Probably a discharge-print.

Date Made: 1932

Maker: H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, American Silk Industry, Migel-Mallinson Silks, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T06949Accession Number: 118355Catalog Number: T06949.000

Object Name: Fabric Length

Physical Description: silk (overall material)dark blue (overall color)white (overall color)plain weave; cylinder printed; discharge print (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 39 in; 91.44 cm x 99.06 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f459-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1168877

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