Lot of Syrian silk cocoons, 1913

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Description:

Lot of Syrian silk cocoons, 1913. In a tall glass jar with a stopper. Cream-colored.. Regular commercial grade. Purchased in Lyons, France, in August 1913, Given by the Philadelphia Commercial Musem in 1914, along with several other silk-related specimens.

Date Made: ca. 1913

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Syria

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, American Textile Industry

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Credit Line: Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, 1914

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T02081.000Accession Number: 57520Catalog Number: T2081

Object Name: cocoons, silkworm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-4dca-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1892595

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