Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, Uncut pile upholstery fabric sample, Yarn dyed, looped pile woven in a bold vertical stripe pattern.; Striped pattern (mfr # 174; quality 931-F2) has a 7.25 inch repeat made up of varying width bands in soft tones of taupe, tan, gold, and rose, in variegated effect, accented by occasional line stripes of brown. Cotton ground; mohair pile. Called Frieze Plush by the manufacturer. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co. was headquartered in Boston, with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts. The manufacturer noted that this particular pattern was a recent addition to the line and was in demand for use in upholstering the seats on new "deluxe and streamlined coaches for railroads."
Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company figured pile upholstery fabric, "Friezette," 1928. Cut and uncut (looped) mohair pile in black, on a cotton back.with a black warp and a dark olive- green weft, giving a somewhat irridescent effect to the surface. The looped pile is arranged against the cut pile ground to create a geometric pattern in charcoal gray, of interlinking squares or fretwork containing an 8-petal flower head and four areas of 5 or 6 dots. Manufacturer title Upholstery Plush XXXX Friezette. A length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company figured pile upholstery fabric, "Friezette," 1928. Cut and uncut (looped) mohair pile in black, on a cotton back.with a black warp and a dark olive- green weft, giving a somewhat irridescent effect to the surface. The looped pile is arranged against the cut pile ground to create a geometric pattern in charcoal gray, of interlinking squares or fretwork containing an 8-petal flower head and four areas of 5 or 6 dots. Manufacturer title Upholstery Plush XXXX Friezette. Pattern # 164; Color #688. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co., headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, sold in large part to railroads and furniture companies. Mohair plush was long-wearing and not easily crushed. THis quality was chemically treated by the manufacturer against moths.
Length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, pile woven upholstery plush, "Friezette", 1928. Looped pile fabric woven in vertical stripee of unequal width. Two pieces, A, B - both pieces are the same colorway. Fabric believed to originally be one 2 yard piece and cut in two after acquisition by the museum. Fabric chemically treated against moths. Solid uncut (looped) mohair pile in vertical stripes in shades of brown with rust and black, on a cotton back.with a beige warp and a brown weft. Manufacturer title Upholstery Plush XXXX Friezette. Pattern #846; Colorway # 21195. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co. sold in large part to railroads and furniture companies. Mohair plush was long-wearing and not easily crushed.
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Panne Plush" upholstery fabric, 1914. Cut pile fabric which has been permanently flattened to give a lustrous surface. Ground of cotton with a yellow warp and weft, and a mohair pile in emerald green. According to manufacturer's note, used for furniture and draperies; may also have been a "railroad plush". 52 1/4" wide. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, "Railroad Plush" upholstery fabric, "in the gray"; 1914. Scoured and sheared. Used for covering seats in railroad cars. 25 1/2" wide. The sample is as it comes off the loom before dyeing: ground warp is blue, the ground weft is red, and the pile is white. Given by Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1914, along with samples of mohair fiber in various stages of processing, and samples of the company's finished textiles.
