Two skeins of white Italian raw silk, 1912
Two skeins of white Italian raw silk, 1912
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- Description
- Two skeins of white Italian raw silk, 1912. 16/18 drs.
- A. P. Villa & Bros., 487 Broadway, (The Silk Exchange Building) NYC, was an importing firm dealing in raw and thrown silk, with purchasing branches in Shanghai and Canton, China; Yokohama, Japan; Milan and Turin, italy; and Lyon, France. In 1912 the company expanded its business into throwing, warping, quilling, and winding silk, in a Passaic, NJ mill. These processes prepare raw silk for use in weaving.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- raw silk skeins
- raw silk skeins, batch of
- date made
- 1912
- place made
- Italy
- Measurements
- overall: 2 3/4 in x 7 3/4 in x 14 3/4 in; 6.985 cm x 19.685 cm x 37.465 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T00327.000
- catalog number
- T327
- accession number
- 54849
- Credit Line
- Gift of A.P. Villa & Bros., NYC
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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