Hank of reeled raw "inferior Tsatlee" silk; China; 1884
Hank of reeled raw "inferior Tsatlee" silk; China; 1884
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- Description
- Hank or skein of raw silk, "inferior Tsatlee" quality, as reeled in China and imported into the US. 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 Both object tags read: "China inferior (???) / 6193 / acc 14,993", and card reads: "Raw silk, inferior tsatlee-- A common China silk, in hanks as imported. / Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co. / 6,193 / New York".
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- silk, reeled
- silk filament, hank
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/8 in x 14 1/16 in x 3 3/16 in; 2.8575 cm x 35.71875 cm x 8.09625 cm
- ID Number
- TE.H006193.000
- catalog number
- H006193.000
- accession number
- 14993
- Credit Line
- Gift of C. Adolphe Low & Co.
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- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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