Selvage width strip of stiff, tightly woven apparel fabric in pink. Both selvages intact. . A strip has been cut out along edge near middle. A white stripe is woven into the selvages. Marked on white paper seal glued to fabric: "108/110 (/) 1.47 (/) Roubaix (/) Fr."
Roubaix was a premier weaving center in France; known for its woolens, but producing a range of fabric qualities for both the domestic and export markets. This group of selvage width samples of wool or mixed wool and cotton cloth was collected by a US Consular officer and sent back to the Dept. of Commerce as an example of the quality of the competition American woolen manufacturers faced in products from Roubaix.
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
Sample of lightweight twill weave woolen fabric in tan; from the U.S. Consulate in Japan. 2 selvages. Eaten away in spots. Slick finished surface. (Roubaix samples)
Roubaix was the premier wool weaving center in France; producing fine fabrics for both the domestic and export markets. It is likely that this group of selvage width stripes of wool were all collected by a US Consular officer and sent back to the Dept. of Commerce as an example of the quality of the competition American woolen manufacturers faced in products from Roubaix.
Roubaix was the premier wool weaving center in France; producing fine fabrics for both the domestic and export markets. It is likely that this group of selvage width strips of wool were all collected by a US Consular officer and sent back to the Dept. of Commerce as an example of the quality of the competition American woolen manufacturers faced in products from Roubaix.Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
Large swatch, in off-white with wide red woven stripe at two edges, intersecting at one corner. One corner has been cut out. Marked on fabric in pencil: "5" The five is circled. Perhaps handkerchief or wrapper cloth?
Selvage width strip of woven wool apparel fabric in a twill weave; Brown with pink plaid. Part of glued paper label and fabric underneath eaten away. Wider at label end. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "98/100 ctm (/) 1 fr 25 (/) Roubaix (/) Fr.."
Roubaix was the premier wool weaving center in France; producing fine fabrics for both the domestic and export markets. It is likely that this group of selvage width strips of wool were all collected by a US Consular officer and sent back to the Dept. of Commerce as an example of the quality of the competition American woolen manufacturers faced in products from Roubaix.
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
Sample strip of dark blue woolen apparel fabric; one selvage, unevenly cut. Handwritten glued white paper seal: "108/00 (/) 1.04 (/) Roubaix (/) Fr."
Roubaix was the premier wool weaving center in France; producing fine fabrics for both the domestic and export markets. It is likely that this group of selvage width strips of wool were all collected by a US Consular officer and sent back to the Dept. of Commerce as an example of the quality of the competition American woolen manufacturers faced in products from Roubaix.
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
Sample strip of suiting(?) fabric from Japan with different patterns woven into it. Part black and white plaid, part checked, part striped. One selvage. Cotton.
Manufactured in Japan for domestic use, or foreign sale? It is possible that this group of sample strips showing different patterns are the equivalent of western 'sample blankets" (showing pattern choices for customers), for men's kimono or household fabric 'sample blankets.'
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
