Hank of reeled raw silk; Japan; 1884
Hank of reeled raw silk; Japan; 1884
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- Description
- Hank or skein of reeled raw silk; as reeled in Japan and imported into the US. Object tags read: "Saitamaken", "Acc 14993 / H-6192A", and "No 2 1/2, Japan, Hanks". One of 15 samples donated in 1884 by C. Adolphe Low & Co., NYC, of raw silk as imported by the firm. Catalog #s H6180-6194
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- silk filament, hank
- silk, reeled
- date made
- 1884
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 9 7/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 3.175 cm x 25.0825 cm x 9.525 cm
- ID Number
- TE.H006192.00A
- catalog number
- H006192.00A
- accession number
- 14993
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co.
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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