Six skeins artificial silk, dyed; National Silk Dyeing Co., 1915
Six skeins artificial silk, dyed; National Silk Dyeing Co., 1915
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- Description
- Six skeins of thrown artificial silk, dyed; National Silk Dyeing Co., 1915. Colors: pink, light blue, yellow, red, green, black.. Part of a donation of 63 samples representing the processes of silk skein-dyeing, and silk piece-dyeing and printing, given by the National Silk Dyeing Co of Paterson, New Jersey, in 1915. National Silk Dyeing Co., headquartered at 140 Market St., Paterson, NJ was formed from five silk dyeing firms in Peterson, NJ (Auger & Simon Silk Dyeing Company; Emil Geering Silk Dyeing Co., Knipscher & Maas Silk Dyeing Company, Kearns Brothers, and Gaede Silk Dyeing Co.) and a fifth company from Allentown, Pa. (Lotte Brothers under the leadership of Charles I. Auger. National Silk Dyeing immediately became one of the large silk dyeing conglomerates in the nation. It operated into the Great Depression but was eventually broken up and sold off.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- artificial silk
- artificial silk skeins (6)
- yarn skeins
- date made
- 1915
- maker
- National Silk Dyeing Co.
- place made
- United States: New Jersey, Paterson
- Physical Description
- artificial silk (overall material)
- thrown; skein-dyed (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 7 3/8 in x 8 in; 2.54 cm x 18.7325 cm x 20.32 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T02799.000
- catalog number
- T02799.000
- accession number
- 58940
- catalog number
- T2799
- Credit Line
- Gift of National Silk Dyeing Co.
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- American Silk Industry
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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