American Woolen Co. Suiting sample, 1912

Description:

American Woolen Co. all worsted mixture Suiting fabric sample in very dark gray, 1912

Manufactured by the National and Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.

Date Made: 1912

Maker: National and Providence Worsted Mills

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Rhode Island, Providence

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Credit Line: Gift of the American Woolen Co

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T00230Catalog Number: T00230.000Accession Number: 54882

Object Name: fabric sample

Physical Description: wool (overall material)very dark grey (overall color)woven (overall production method/technique)Measurements: average spatial: 26 in x 9 in; x 66.04 cm x 22.86 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-5c97-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_623757

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