Johns-Manville donated foot square samples of asbestos cloth and some other of its asbestos products in 1924. In a letter in the accession file, the company describes the uses of asbestos cloth: "for clothing, i.e. aprons, caps, coats and sleeve prtoectors, gloves and mittens, hats and helmets, leggings, overalls, shoes, also for theatre curtains, blankets for smotheirng small fires in cleaning establlishments, etc., fire drags for fighting field fires and for other requirements where Asbestos fireproof cloth is required.. Asbestos listing is a fireproof, flexible, woven tape suitable for wrapping all forms of electrical wires."
Johns-Manville donated foot square samples of asbestos cloth and some other of its asbestos products in 1924. In a letter in the accession file, the company describes the uses of asbestos cloth: "for clothing, i.e. aprons, caps, coats and sleeve prtoectors, gloves and mittens, hats and helmets, leggings, overalls, shoes, also for theatre curtains, blankets for smotheirng small fires in cleaning establlishments, etc., fire drags for fighting field fires and for other requirements where Asbestos fireproof cloth is required.. Asbestos listing is a fireproof, flexible, woven tape suitable for wrapping all forms of electrical wires."
Johns-Manville donated foot square samples of asbestos cloth and some other of its asbestos products in 1914. In a letter in the accession file, the company describes the uses of asbestos cloth: "for clothing, i.e. aprons, caps, coats and sleeve prtoectors, gloves and mittens, hats and helmets, leggings, overalls, shoes, also for theatre curtains, blankets for smotheirng small fires in cleaning establlishments, etc., fire drags for fighting field fires and for other requirements where Asbestos fireproof cloth is required.. Asbestos listing is a fireproof, flexible, woven tape suitable for wrapping all forms of electrical wires."
Johns-Manville donated foot square samples of asbestos cloth and some other of its asbestos products in 1924. In a letter in the accession file, the company describes the uses of asbestos cloth: "for clothing, i.e. aprons, caps, coats and sleeve prtoectors, gloves and mittens, hats and helmets, leggings, overalls, shoes, also for theatre curtains, blankets for smotheirng small fires in cleaning establlishments, etc., fire drags for fighting field fires and for other requirements where Asbestos fireproof cloth is required.. Asbestos listing is a fireproof, flexible, woven tape suitable for wrapping all forms of electrical wires."
Length of Cheney Brothers chiffon velvet. Piece dyed organzine pile fabric #15c, with ground warp and filling of organzine silk. Used for dresses, cloaks, wraps, etc. Color: Conch (peach) #6521. Wholesale $6.00 per yard.
Length of a piece dyed Cheney Brothers silk "Shikii" fabric. .A plain weave fabric with a silk warp and silk frisons weft (#56541), creating a rough surface effect and light sheen. Piece dyed gold (#101) with a dye guaranteed as sunfast. Wholsesaled for $1.45 per yard. Drapery or apparel uses.
Embroidered Filet Lace Band trim, with two straight sides, also known as insertion. Schiffli embroidery; ecru cotton plumetis & cord. floral pattern executed with cotton thread on cotton filet (square mesh) net, by the chemical burn-out process. Reproducing filet work and hand-embroidery. Ecru.
Part of a group of Schiffli machine embroidered trimmings, primarily for apparel, manufactured by Alpha Embroidery Co. of New Jersey, many of which imitated hand embroidered national and regional styles, including from China and parts of Europe. The firm's designers used the Brooklyn Institute Museum to research original examples, which were copied or from which they drew inspiration. The products were sold in foreign markets in competition with the native hand work, as well as in the U.S.
Length of Cheney Brothers piece-dyed silk "Shikii" fabric; 1925 A plain weave all silk drapery or apparel fabric with a silk warp and silk frisons weft (#24272) creating a rough surface effect and light sheen. Piece dyed brown (#102) with a dye which is guaranteed as sunfast. Wholesaled for $1.45 per yard. (W. 30 in., L 36 in.)
Embroidered Silk Crepe Band trimming. Schiffli embroidery reproduction of Czechoslavakian hand-embroidery. Large floral pattern executed with artificial silk on heavy silk crepe. Black.
Part of a group of Schiffli machine embroidered trimmings, primarily for apparel, manufactured by Alpha Embroidery Co. of New Jersey, many of which imitated hand embroidered national and regional styles, including from China and parts of Europe. The firm's designers used the Brooklyn Institute Museum to research original examples, which were copied or from which they drew inspiration. The products were sold in foreign markets in competition with the native hand work, as well as in the U.S.
A length of Cheney Brothers silk "Shikii" drapery or apparel fabric. A plain weave drapery fabric (#94985) with a rough surface made with silk warp and silk frisons weft, creating a rough effect. Piece dyed peacock green (#105) with a dye that is guaranteed as sunfast. Wholsealed for $1.45 per yd. ( 30 in., L. 36 in.)
Embroidered Wool Fringe Banding; Schiffli embroidered design of Indian origin, executed with ecru guimpe (artifical silk sharply twisted) on 2 1/2 inch multi-colored variegated wool warp yarns laid parallel which are held in place by the embroidery stitching.
Part of a group of Schiffli machine embroidered trimmings, primarily for apparel, manufactured by Alpha Embroidery Co. of New Jersey, many of which imitated hand embroidered national and regional styles, including China and parts of Europe. The firm's designers used the Brooklyn Institute Museum to research original examples, which were copied or from which they drew inspiration. The products were sold in foreign markets in competition with the native hand work, as well as in the U.S.
"Margot Lace" Flouncing. Schiffli embroidery in a conventional and vine pattern forming a wide border, executed with ecru cotton cord on castor silk hexagonal net by the chemical burn-out process.
Part of a group of Schiffli machine embroidered trimmings, primarily for apparel, manufactured by Alpha Embroidery Co. of New Jersey, many of which imitated hand embroidered national and regional styles, including from China and parts of Europe. The firm's designers used the Brooklyn Institute Museum to research original examples, which were copied or from which they drew inspiration. The products were sold in foreign markets in competition with the native hand work, as well as in the U.S.
Imitation filet embroidered lace band trimming; Schiffli embroidered conventional pattern executed with blue mercerized cotton and outlined with chalk beads, by a new process which permits the stitching of the beads & embroidery at the same time on the same machine, On ecru cotton filet net by the chemical burn-out process.
Part of a group of Schifflie machine embroidered trimmings, primarily for apparel, manufactured by Alpha Embroidery Co. of New Jersey, many of which imitated hand embroidered national and regional styles, including from China and parts of Europe. The firm's designers used the Brooklyn Institute Museum to research original examples, which were copied or from which they drew inspiration. The products were sold in foreign markets in competition with the native hand work, as well as in the U.S.
This quilt block has white cloth appliqued to it in the shape of a cross. This white fabric bears the signature of Grace Coolidge, wife of President Coolidge.
Length of Indonesian warp ikat, ca. 1920s. Indigo blue (2 shades) and white warp ikat length. Warp-faced plain weave with abstract floral and geometric repeating pattern; wide end borders with self fringe. Mantle or wrapper? 70.5" L x 44" W. One of a group of five Indonesian textiles given by the donor.
Two identical lengths of Jacquard-figured, silk pile furnishing fabric; having ground and pile warps of organzine silk, and cotton filling in the back. Style #23/901 Large conventional pattern (Pompeian) in wine color velvet pile on golden tan ground. Wholesale $18.00 a Yard. Piece B originally cut from Piece A. Mill: Cheney Brothers, South Manchester, Conn.
Voided velvet, silk pile and face and cotton back.
