Photograph, black & white: English Wool Combing - Gilling, & making Top after combing. American Woolen Co., The National & Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. 1912.
One of a series of 71 photographs documenting the workings of the American Woolen Company's National & Providence Worsted Mills, part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, and fabrics by American Woolen Mills in 1912.
Sideny Blumenthal & Co., Inc. black and white striped cotton drapery velvet; 1915. Cotton pile fabric used for draperies. Black and white color scheme may be attributable to the dye shortage during WOrld War I, when the US was cut off from German dyes, and textile manufacturers tried to encourage a fad for black and white.
Photograph, black & white: Woolen Carding - Finisher Card and Spool Drums. American Woolen Co., The National & Providence Worsted Mills, Providence, RI. 1912.
One of a series of 71 photographs documenting the workings of the American Woolen Company's National & Providence Worsted Mills, part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, and fabrics by American Woolen Mills in 1912.
World War I era woven paper fabric sample, Germany. Spun paper yarns woven in an open plain weave, like screening. Very fine paper yarns. Germany employed spun paper yarns in making many types of fabrics for both civilian and military use during World War I, due to shortages of other fibers, notably wool and cotton. American industry was interested in these experiments because of the US's long raw materials supply chains.
Sample length of Tapestry Brussels Carpet; looped warp pile carpet; face of 3-ply worsted wool yarn, 216 ends of worsted to the full width, 27 inches; Filling (weft) is linen, and the back is imported jute.. Printed warp pattern No. 2212: floral and conventional design in reds, yellows, greens, browns, blues, cream, and black, in plain and ombre effects, on a cream and brown mixed ground. Made and donated by the Roxbury Carpet Company, Boston, MA., in 1884.
Embroidered Cambric Banding. Schiffli embroidery reproduction of Hungarian hand-embroidery. Pomegranate pattern executed with red, white & blue artificial silk on white cambric. Based on an original collected in Budapest by Mr. Stewart Culin for the Brooklyn Institute Museum.
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.
Embroidered Cambric Banding. Schiffli embroidery reproduction on Hungarian Hand-embroidery. Conventionalized floral pattern executed with blur artificial silk filling outlined with old gold cord on red cambric. Based on original collected in Budapst by Mr. Stewart Culin for the Brooklyn Institute Museum.
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 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 Cotton & Wool Embroidered Band Trimming. Schiffli embroidery reproduction of Hungarian hand-embroidery. Solid conventional pattern executed with yellow mercerized cotton and orange & black wool on white cambric. Based on an original collected in Budapest by Mr. Stewart Culin for the Brooklyn Institute Museum.
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 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 'Baltimore Chambray' fabric, finished, checked blue and white. Process sample, one of 16 samples of yarn-dyed textiles in finished and unfinished states donated by the The Eagle & Phenix Mills, Columbus, GA., in 1914.
The Eagle Mfg Co. of Columbus Georgia was established in 1851, before the Civil War, by New York native William Young. After the war, the mill was re-established and renamed the Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Co., symbolizing the renewal of the mill after the destruction of the war. The company survived several changes of ownership from 1896 until 1947, and the mill passed through several more changes until 2003.
Embroidered Net Banding, Schiffli embroidered, conventionalized floral pattern of Indian origin executed with henna ombre guimpe on fine brown silk net by burnt-out process. Made after originals in the collection of the Brooklyn Institute Museum.
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 'Baltimore Chambray' fabric, unfinished, striped blue and white. Process sample, one of 16 samples of yarn-dyed textiles in finished and unfinished states donated by the The Eagle & Phenix Mills, Columbus, GA., in 1914.
The Eagle Mfg Co. of Columbus Georgia was established in 1851, before the Civil War, by New York native William Young. After the war, the mill was re-established and renamed the Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Co., symbolizing the renewal of the mill after the destruction of the war. The company survived several changes of ownership from 1896 until 1947, and the mill passed through several more changes until 2003.
Five skeins of Sultana rug yarns; S.B. & B.W. Fleisher, Inc.; 1927. Sultana Rug yarn, 5, 1-oz skeins. Heavy worsted yarn, specially spun for rug use. The thick thread facilitates rapid work, as it quickly covers a pattern. Color Nos. 1110 (dark green), 1119 (purple), 1116 (dark old rose) the shades used for the leaves and flowers, and 1111 (gray) used for the background of Pattern #916.. #1120 light copper. (Not used in this pattern). Made by S.B. & B. W. Fleisher, Inc. Philadelphia, PA. Accompanied in this donation by a frame for rug-making, for household use.
Plumetis Embroidered Net Banding, Schiffli embroidered reproduction of Chinese hand-embroidery. Rose pattern executed with mercerized cotton thread on fine cotton net, by the chemical burn-out process. White.
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 'Beauvais' fabric, finished, tan and white mixture, with alternating stripes of light and dark brown.. Process sample, one of 16 samples of yarn-dyed textiles in finished and unfinished states donated by the The Eagle & Phenix Mills, Columbus, GA., in 1914.
The Eagle Mfg Co. of Columbus Georgia was established in 1851, before the Civil War, by New York native William Young. After the war, the mill was re-established and renamed the Eagle & Phenix Mfg. Co., symbolizing the renewal of the mill after the destruction of the war. The company survived several changes of ownership from 1896 until 1947, and the mill passed through several more changes until 2003.
American Woolen Company fancy diagonal Cheviot fabric sample, 1912. 11 ounce weight, in Plum. 90 degree diagonal twill. Produced by American Woolen Co's National & Providence Worsted Mills.
The Providence and National Worsted Mills, founded in Rhode Island in the 1870s, were originally two companies owned by Charles Fletcher, one a spinning and one a weaving mill for working with worsted yarns. Fletcher amalgamated the two companies into one in 1893, and then sold this company to the large Lawrence-based American Woolen Company in 1899. When the Lawrence mill workers struck against pay cuts in 1912 (the Bread and Roses strike), the American Woolen Company was one of the firms affected. The Rhode Island mills, however, did not strike.
Embroidered Cambric Banding; Schiffli embroidery reproduction of Hungarian hand-embroidery. Conventionalized bird and floral pattern executed with colored cotton (tan, yellow, blue, &black) on white cambric. Based on an original collected in Budapest by Mr. Stewart Culin for the Brooklyn Institute Museum.
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.
