Hank of Japan No. 1 reeled silk filament; 1884
Hank of Japan No. 1 reeled silk filament; 1884
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- Description
- Hank or skein of raw silk filament, white, glossy, as reeled in Japan and imported into the US. "No. 1 Japan" 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
- place made
- Japan
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 5/8 in x 12 7/8 in x 2 in; 4.1275 cm x 32.7025 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- TE.H006188.000
- catalog number
- H006188.000
- accession number
- 14993
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co.
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- Fibers & Economic Botany
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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