Smith & Kaufmann figured silk grosgrain ribbon. Light green. Pattern of bunches of daisies in the center, with left and right borders of wavy lines and leafy sprigs. 7 15/16" wide.
Original cataloging: Brocaded grosgrain ribbon. Brocaded daisy and vine design on a grosgrain ground, satin edge. Made in both hair bow and sash widths. Color: Nile. Sash Width - 8"
Pompadour (floral style) jacquard-woven ribbon sample. Dark blue cotton ground ribbon with woven artificial silk pattern of individual rose and leaf clusters alternating direction. Narrow 'crescent and dash' borders on the selvage sides. Colors are light yellow, green, red, and a medium blue. This is a very early use of "artificial silk" (which was dubbed Rayon several years later). At the time this ribbon was made, artificial silk was very shiny - so shiny it was not considered usable for a whole piece of fabric, only for adding shine as a patterning yarn. In the 1920s chemists would discover a treatment they called "delustering" that allowed textile manufacturers to create fabrics with matte-finished rayon yarns. Shiny rayon was still most often used just for patterning. One of a group of ribbons given by Paterson, NJ, ribbon manufacturer Pelgram & Meyer in 1914.
Piece-dyed silk crepe meteor, in "Catawca"; National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913 Examples of silk woven in the raw and dyed in the piece. Original sample # 109. One of a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
Three ombre-dyed thrown silk skeins; National Silk Dyeing Co., 1915. These three skeins of colored silks shade from light to dark. Placed in a box so as to show the arrangement of of the warp in the woven ombre fabric. Colors: Red, Green, brown. 3 boxes - one set of each color. Part of a donation of 63 samples representing the processes of silk skein-dyeing, and silk piece-dyeing and printing, given by the National Silk Dyeing Co of Paterson, New Jersey, in 1915. National Silk Dyeing Co., headquartered at 140 Market St., Paterson, NJ was formed from five silk dyeing firms in Peterson, NJ (Auger & Simon Silk Dyeing Company; Emil Geering Silk Dyeing Co., Knipscher & Maas Silk Dyeing Company, Kearns Brothers, and Gaede Silky Dyeing Co.) and a fifth company from Allentown, Pa. (Lotte Brothers under the leadership of Charles I. Auger. National Silk Dyeing immediately became one of the large silk dyeing conglomerates in the nation. It operated into the Great Depression but was eventually broken up and sold off.
Two samples of warp=printed, plain weave silk taffeta; A round paper tag (in accession folder) printed with the name National Silk Dyeing Co. Paterson NJ has an ink inscription:"warp printed before woven." and the number #80 on the reverse. A = Abstract desigh with gray ground, plue, aqua, orange and white B = Small floral printed design, copper ground, pinks, blues, greens.
Part of a donation of 63 samples representing the processes of silk skein-dyeing, and silk piece-dyeing and printing, given by the National Silk Dyeing Co of Paterson, New Jersey, in 1915. National Silk Dyeing Co., headquartered at 140 Market St., Paterson, NJ was formed from five silk dyeing firms in Peterson, NJ (Auger & Simon Silk Dyeing Company; Emil Geering Silk Dyeing Co., Knipscher & Maas Silk Dyeing Company, Kearns Brothers, and Gaede Silky Dyeing Co.) and a fifth company from Allentown, Pa. (Lotte Brothers under the leadership of Charles I. Auger. National Silk Dyeing immediately became one of the large silk dyeing conglomerates in the nation. It operated into the Great Depression but was eventually broken up and sold off.
Very fragile small sample of printed silk chiffon with a striped pattern in pink, green, and blue on white.. National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913. One of twenty examples of silk woven in the raw and printed in the piece. Original sample # 174. From a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
One of four samples of Hemp Carpeting, called "Dutch Tapestry". Manufactured in Paterson, NJ by the Dolphin Mfg. Co. (Sales Office, 65 Duane ST., NYC); 1884. Coarse, open, reversible fabric of 2-ply jute or hemp warp and weft (filling) yarns. Made in broken twill and diaper weaves showing fancy stripes, diamonds, and lozenges. These designs, in two or more warp colors, stand out in contrast to the single color of the weft or filling yarns. Colors: A) brown, orange, yellow, green; B & C) green, orange, red, brown; D) red, orange, brown, green.
Small floral print design in white on a navy blue ground. Sample of printed silk foulard; color not noted on card.. National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913. One of twenty examples of silk woven in the raw and printed in the piece. Original sample # 165. From a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
Sample of piece-dyed silk poplin, in black. National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913. Examples of silk woven in the raw and dyed in the piece. Original sample # 126. One of a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
Sample of piece-dyed silk mull, in white. National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913. Examples of silk woven in the raw and dyed in the piece. Original sample # 140. One of a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
Three samples of silk warp, cotton weft, warp-faced plain weave poplin; piece-dyed and finished; National Silk Dyeing Co., 1915 Piece-dyed fabric with a corded surface. Colors: Light Blue, Magenta, Sage.
Part of a donation of 63 samples representing the processes of silk skein-dyeing, and silk piece-dyeing and printing, given by the National Silk Dyeing Co of Paterson, New Jersey, in 1915. National Silk Dyeing Co., headquartered at 140 Market St., Paterson, NJ was formed from five silk dyeing firms in Peterson, NJ (Auger & Simon Silk Dyeing Company; Emil Geering Silk Dyeing Co., Knipscher & Maas Silk Dyeing Company, Kearns Brothers, and Gaede Silk Dyeing Co.) and a fifth company from Allentown, Pa. (Lotte Brothers under the leadership of Charles I. Auger. National Silk Dyeing immediately became one of the large silk dyeing conglomerates in the nation. It operated into the Great Depression but was eventually broken up and sold off.
Sample of printed silk foulard; color/pattern not noted on card.. National Silk Dyeing Co.; 1913. One of twenty examples of silk woven in the raw and printed in the piece. Original sample # 162. From a group of 145 samples of silk fabrics and yarns of various types, weaves, uses, and origins donated in 1913 by the National Silk Dyeing Co., of Paterson, New Jersey (America's "Silk City"), which was one of the largest and most comprehensive silk dyeing and printing firms in the U.S.
