"Havana" dress silk; Mallinson's Playgrounds of the World series
"Havana" dress silk; Mallinson's Playgrounds of the World series
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- Description
- A sample length of H.R. Mallinson & Co.'s trade name Indestructible Chiffon Voile fabric--printed with an allover design of palm trees, and scenes of horse racing, beach-going, sailing, etc. Company pattern/quality numbers: 1800/2632. Colorway # 14. One of the "Playgrounds of the World" series, titled "Havana", in a cool-toned colorway of blues, with accents of tile red, gold, black and white. The company also donated a length of the same design on Vagabond Crepe in a warm-toned colorway on a white ground (T05741). An image from the publicity brochure for this series is atached to this record.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- fabric length
- Date made
- 1928
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- plain weave; cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 40 in x 36 in; 101.6 cm x 91.44 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T05735
- catalog number
- T5735
- T (/) 5735
- accession number
- 101284
- Credit Line
- Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- Migel-Mallinson Silks
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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