Ohio Fleece, Wool Yarn Process Sample; Harris Woolen Co 1884
Ohio Fleece, Wool Yarn Process Sample; Harris Woolen Co 1884
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- Description
- Ohio Fleece, Wool Yarn Process Sample; Harris Woolen Co 1884
- The Harris Woolen Company operated in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, listing the firm as manufacturing "Fancy Cassimeres". The firm donated samples of their products, including fabrics of worsted wool, wool and silk, and wool (not worsted). An unknown number of these samples were destroyed in 1913, possibly due to pest infestation.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- yarn sample
- date made
- 1884
- place made
- United States: Rhode Island, Woonsocket
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- woolen (?? production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 7/8 in x 22 1/2 in x 28 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 57.15 cm x 71.755 cm
- ID Number
- TE.E186694.000
- catalog number
- E186694
- accession number
- 15414
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Harris Woolen Company, 1884
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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