"Colonial Stars" dress silk; George Washington Bicentennial print series

Description:

A length of printed crepe plain weave fabric. Pattern "Colonial Stars", one of the H.R. Mallinson & Co.George Washington Bicentennial Prints. The allover, tossed, non-directional design uses blue stars, singly and in groups of 2 and 3 against a ground of evenly spaced tiny blue dots on an off-white ground. The discoloration and oily residue apparent on this fabric sample suggests that either a) it was not either pure dye or pure silk, as are most of the other Mallinson fabrics; or b) it was stored in contact with another object from which it picked up the residue which discolored it. More research needs to be done to determine the origin of the damage.

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.T06960Accession Number: 118355Catalog Number: T06960.000

Object Name: Fabric Length

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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7a41-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1168890

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