A length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company figured pile upholstery fabric, "Friezette," 1928. Cut and uncut (looped) mohair pile in dark rich brown, on a cotton back.with a black warp and a brown weft. The looped pile is arranged against the cut pile ground to create a geometric pattern in lighter brown, of a diamond grid made of dots and dashes. Manufacturer title Upholstery Plush XXXX Friezette. Pattern # 935; Color walnut, 1059. The manufacturer chemically treated this quality against moths.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.
Length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, figured pile woven upholstery fabric, "Friezette", 1928 Mohair pile, cut and uncut, in dark red (plum), on a striped cotton ground alternating black and yellow. Small-scale allover patterning of alternating rectangles of cut and uncut pile, the striped ground showing through and making alternate vertical rows appearing as a slightly lighter shade of red. The manufacturer described this as "narrow stripe effect, produced by alternating crosswise and lengthwise two groups of cut pile with three groups of uncut pile." Color Plum # 1231. Friezette, XXXX. The manufacturer treated this quality chemically against moths. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co., headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusett, sold in large part to railroads and furniture companies. Mohair plush was long-wearing and not easily crushed.
Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company figured pile upholstery or furnishing fabric known as "Dracut."; Yarn-dyed, heavy weight pile fabric woven with a cut pile pattern of stylized, detached single floral sprigs against a ground of uncut, or looped, pile. This gives the appearance of a darker color design on the plain looped pile ground, although the yarns are the same color and a uniform height. Color: a slightly grayed green. The cut pile appears dark, the looped pile has a grayer, lighter tone. According to the manufacturer, this pattern is "furniture quality but has also been used by the railroads." Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co. was headquartered in Boston but had a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Bi-Tone Friezette" upholstery fabric, 1914. Irridescent effect plush with uncut mohair pile in green, possibly space-dyed to give a strie effect, against a cotton ground with a blue warp, red weft. The red shows through the looped pile, hence the "bi-tone" name. Used for furniture and draperies; also noted by the manufacturer under "railroad plushes." 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 "Bi-Tone Friezette" upholstery fabric, 1914. Irridescent effect plush with uncut mohair pile in a golden brown, possibly space-dyed to give a strie effect, against a cotton ground with a black warp, yellow weft. The black and yellow show through the looped pile, hence the "bi-tone" name. Used for furniture and draperies; also noted by the manufacturer under "railroad plushes." 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 "Panne Plush" upholstery fabric, 1914. Cut pile fabric which has been permanently flattened to give a very lustrous surface. Ground of cotton with a blue warp, natural beige weft, and a mohair pile in "old rose" (dark pink). 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.
Possibly the 64 spindle throstle machine named in T10889.00A. The Merrimack Mfg Co. was an offshoot of the Boston Mfg. Co, which first operated textile mills in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Merrimack company operated in Lowell, Massachusetts. Among its many oeprations in Lowell was a machine shop. It is likely that this spinning frame was the product of that shop.
Sample length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company "Frieze Plush" figured upholstery fabric, in dark green. 1914. This was a standard pattern on some of the large railroad systems in the US at the time of its donation. This is a figured pile weave with a spaced, detached rosette pattern in uncut pile against a cut pile ground. The backing is cotton; ground warp and weft are dark blue. The pile is mohair, in green. This gives an overall color effect of dark green, with the rosette design created by uncut (looped) pile standing out slightly lighter in tone against the cut pile ground. The rosette pattern is arranged in rows in slide repeat. 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.
Length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, figured pile woven upholstery fabric, "Friezette", 1928 Mohair pile, cut and uncut, in brown, on a cotton ground with yellow warp and a brown weft. Small-scale allover patterning of rectangles or blocks of cut pile surrounded by a grid of uncut pile, appearing as a slightly lighter shade of brown. The short pile allows the yellow ground to show through. Chemically treated by the manufacturer to resist moths. "Friezette, XXXX. Quality 1231, Color: Taupe." Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co., headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusett, sold in large part to railroads and furniture companies. Mohair plush was long-wearing and not easily crushed.
