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- Seven sample lengths of Mallinson's tradename Pussy Willow silk, printed. Selvage widths; selvage inscriptions. Soft drapey plain weave fabric printed with National Parks series design "Garden of the Gods" in seven different color combinations: Ground colors are A. tan, B. black (warm), C. green, D. orange, E. gray, F. black (cool), G. French blue. In late 1926 American silk manufacturer H.R. Mallinson & Co. introduced a bold new line of printed silks, twelve landscape designs, each available in from eight to twelve colorways (color combinations) on three different ground fabrics. The designs celebrated America's National Parks - then only a decade old. The designs represented all the usual styles necesssary for making clothing: allover prints, horizontal stripes, checks, a border design, etc These samples illustrate how strikingly different a single design can appear by changing the colors of the ground and design elements.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1927
- maker
- H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated
- ID Number
- TE.T05589.A-G
- accession number
- 95522
- catalog number
- T05589.A-G
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- Description
- A length of Mallinson trade name "Vagabond crepe" novelty silk printed with the "Palm Beach" design from the firm's 1928 "Playgrounds of the World" series. This crepe variation is woven with doupioni weft or filling (rough, irregular silk reeled from double cocoons) and silk warp. The print is an allover design with a block layout; scenes of bathing, dining, horseback riding, and architectural features of the "Palm Beach" scene, set off by palm trees. Colorway is in blue, orchid, tan, brown, gold and black on a white ground.
- The typical Mallinson selvage inscription, Mallinson's Silks DeLuxe Playgrounds of the World Palm Beach. Company numbers: 523/2664. Colorway # 16.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1928
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T05742
- catalog number
- T (/) 5742
- T5742
- accession number
- 101284
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- A length of "Salora Crepe" dress silk, printed with the "Tuileries Garden" design from H.R. Mallinson & Co.'s "Playgrounds of the World" series of printed silks. This allover printed design, "Tuileries Gardens", is a repeating landscape design with trees, fountains, lawns, and statuary, in pink, brown, red, orange, yellow, green, black, and white on a beige ground. "Salora" crepe is a Mallinson tradename for a fine, closely woven fabric similar to a crepe de chine. Selvage inscription - Mallinson's Silks Deluxe Playgrounds of the World The Tuileries Gardens. The series dates to 1928 and included both European and American "playgrounds". NMAH holds samples of each design in the series..A photograph from the donor of an area represented in this design is part of this accession.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1928
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T5743
- catalog number
- T5743
- T (/) 5743
- accession number
- 101284
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- A length of "Vagabond Crepe" dress silk, from H.R. Mallinson & Co.'s "Playgrounds of the World" series of printed silks. This sample is an allover printed design, "French Riviera", a landscape design with large reserves, and scenes of palm trees, sailboats, beach-goers, and buildings. Colors are black, canary yellow, tan, brown, blue, orange and cream on a ground of grey. "Vagabond" crepe is a Mallinson tradename for a crepe twist fabric woven with doupioni silk in the weft or filling. Selvage inscription - Mallinson's Silks Deluxe Playgrounds of the World French Riviera. The series dates to 1928 and included both European and American "playgrounds". NMAH holds samples of each design in the series..
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1928
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T5740
- catalog number
- T5740
- T (/) 5740
- accession number
- 101284
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- Description
- A length of H.R. Mallinson's "Havana" design printed novelty dress silk, trade name "Vagabond crepe." This crepe weave fabric was woven with silk warp and doupioni in the weft or filling (rough, irregular silk yarn reeled from double cocoons). The printed design is a "Jazz Age" angular or rayed allover pattern illustrating the people, places, and activities in Havana, Cuba: sailboats, horse-racing, palm trees, nightclubs, etc.. It is one of Mallinson "Playgrounds of the World" series from 1928. The print colors are red, black, brown, and gold on a white ground. Selvage inscription.reads: Mallinson Silks Deluxe Playgrounds of the World Havana. Company numbers: 523/2632. Colorway # 16.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1928
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T05741
- catalog number
- T5741
- T (/) 5741
- accession number
- 101284
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- A length of printed pure dye silk crepesoft lustrous, plain weave fabric #7102 (same construction as T 6943) pattern #3968 "Dolly Madison," one of the H.R. Mallinson & Co. George Washington Bicentennial celebratory prints. The wheat design in black and white on a yellow ground, is an adaptation of the brocaded pattern of a dress worn by Dolly Madison during the administration of James Madison. At the time this print series was introduced in 1931, this dress and others used for inspiration in this line of silk prints were on exhibition at the National Museum (now NMAH.)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1932
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T06945
- catalog number
- T6945
- T (/) 6945
- accession number
- 118355
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- Description
- A length of printed pure dye silk crepesoft, lustrous, plain weave fabric #7102 (same construction as T-6943); pattern #3973 "Spinning Wheel," one of the H.R. Mallinson & Co. 1932 George Washington Bicentennial prints, showing a tiny detached motif in a spaced, tossed layout; white on a black ground, representing a Saxony wheel with flax covered distaff.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1932
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T06950
- catalog number
- T6950
- T (/) 6950
- accession number
- 118355
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- A length of printed "Pussy Willow" (Mallinson trade name) silk. Soft, drapey, plain weave fabric printed with an allover "16th Century Persian Design" in 6 colors on a gray ground. The design incorporates hunters in Persian costume, flowers and foliage, and deer, in a regular repeat with a strong diagonal. The treatment of the design is very much in the modern style of about 1920: stylized flowers and foliage, strong colors and color contrasts, bold drawing. This design was purchased from textile designer Martha Ryther, who received a prize for it in the October 1918 Textile Alliance design contest.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1919
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04147
- accession number
- 63914
- catalog number
- T04147.000
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- Description
- A length of Mallinson's trade name printed "Indestructible" Crepe. A very thin, semi-sheer silk crepe similar to "Georgette" for dresses; with design "Tiger Rose" printed in 5 colors on light green ground. The wax-resist dyeing technique known as batik (as the technique is known in Indonesia) was extremely popular in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Several textile manufacturers in the United Staes and Europe imitated with machine printing technology the characteristic 'crackle' effect of hand made wax-resist textiles. This is one of those designs, which were very popular for a few years on either side of 1920. "Tiger Rose" was named after a Broadway play starring Lenore Ulric that opened in 1917 and became a silent film in 1923.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1919
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04143
- accession number
- 63914
- catalog number
- T04143.000
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- Description
- A length of Mallinson's pure dye silk crepesoft lustrous plain weave fabric #7102 (same construction as T-6943) pattern #3967 "Martha Washington," one of the George Washington Bicentennial Prints, in multi-colors on a soft coral-pink ground. The bee and tiny flower garlands were inspired by hand-painted motifs on the original dress, worn by Martha Washington during the administration of George Washington, in the collection at NMAH.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1932
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T06944
- catalog number
- T6944
- T (/) 6944
- accession number
- 118355
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- Description
- A sample cut with colorways of printed 'Pussy Willow' silk. a fine soft plain weave fabric, Mallinson's longest-lasting trade-name. One of the 1929 "American State Flowers" series: scattered allover design of white carnation: Indiana; scarlet carnation: Ohio; apple blossom: Michigan. One large sample (18" x 40") of the design in various colors on a black ground; smaller samples (6" x 8") of 9 different colorways attached. Ground colors: black (#5, #25), white (#15), blue (#4), green (#7), gray (#9), dark blue (#10, #20), tan (#12). Selvage inscription gives company name, state names and associated flowers.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1929
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T05952
- accession number
- 104436
- catalog number
- T05952.000
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- Description
- The devastation of war and the continuous drain of men from the farms to the armed forces affected France’s ability to feed its civilians and it soldiers. This design, from the first La Victoire series of dress silks created by H.R. Mallinson and Co. just before the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I was signed in Fall 1918, celebrates detachments of troops assigned to assist with the harvest near the end of war. The firm’s marketing brochure describes the design as, "There's the wheat bound in sheaves, the various fruits of the harvest and the poilus hard at work gathering them for a harvest of Victory and Peace in this unusual design." There are two identical lengths in the collection, each printed on the Mallinson "Khaki Kool" fabrication in 5 colors on a dark blue ground. “Khaki Kool” was created by the Mallinson firm as a "Sport silk" early in the war, to give customers a silk alternative to scarce cotton and wool fabrics for sports and casual wear.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04089.A-B
- accession number
- 63204
- catalog number
- T04089.A-B
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- Description
- "Marines & Camouflage" is the title of this design, from the first La Victoire series designed by H.R. Mallinson & Co. just before the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I was signed, in November 1918. The firm’s marketing brochure stated,"That there is much real art in camouflaging is proven in this design in which you see the Marines and then you don't." Camouflage became a military necessity during World War I. Long range artillery and aerial observation and bombardment wreaked havoc within the static trenches, as did submarine warfare at sea. The armed forces required new ways to hide from enemy observation and attack, and recruited artists and scientists to assist with camouflage efforts. The importance of their efforts is recognized by this design, printed in five colors on a tan ground, on “Pussy Willow” silk, one of Mallinson's most enduring fabrications.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04080
- accession number
- 63204
- catalog number
- T04080.000
- T4080
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- Description
- Figures of infantry and cavalry soldiers assemble at the call of a bugle for “Guard Mount,” the inspection and changing of the guard, in this design from H.R. Mallinson & Co,’s first La Victoire series, produced just before the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I was signed. The design is machine-printed in five colors on a taupe ground of “Pussy Willow” silk, one of Mallinson's most enduring fabrications. The firm’s marketing brochure stated, "To feature the French soldier at Guard Mount in a design so admirably adapted to feminine wear is indeed a masterpiece in the art of design."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04081
- accession number
- 63204
- catalog number
- T04081.000
- T4081
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- Description
- The peace treaty negotiations between Germany and the Allied powers exposed discord among the Allies. US President Wilson took a less punitive stance than the governments of Britain and France. With its symbolic doves and olive branches, this design from the second series of La Victoire printed dress silks by H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc. suggests a sympathy with Wilson’s war aims. The design was machine-printed on Mallinson's semi-sheer trademarked "Indestructible Crepe." A very thin pure dye crepe, similar to "Georgette". with dove of peace and olive branch design in blue and white on a dark ground.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04078
- accession number
- 63204
- catalog number
- T04078.000
- T4078
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- Description
- Displayed at the top of a staircase in the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1884, the Greek statue called “The Winged Victory of Samothrace” depicts the goddess Nike, or Victory. The statue’s symbolism served as the basis for this design of stripes containing "Winged Victory" motifs, printed in 4 colors on a tan ground of the manufacturer’s popular "Pussy Willow" fabrication. It is one of the second series of La Victoire prints, produced by H.R. Mallinson & Co. in conjunction with the Peace Conference that followed the signing of the Armistice ending the fighting in World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04086
- accession number
- 63204
- catalog number
- T04086.000
- T4086
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- Description
- Length of "Pussy Willow", Mallinson trade name for a fine, soft, radium-like, plain weave fabric (mfr #1900). Printed with an allover pattern (mfr #2763), "Old SamplerPaul Revere," reproducing, in a cross-stitch effect, the alphabets, numerals, and embroidery patterns stitched on samplers, as well as incidents from the Longfellow poem, "Paul Revere's Ride", such as hanging lanterns in the church tower, and scenes of colonial life such as ploughing fields. Text excerpts from the poem also appear in the design. Light brown ground. Selvage width, selvage inscription. Judging from drawings by free-lance textile designer Walter Mitschke in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, Mitschke designed this print and several others in the Early American series.
- Mallinson's 1929 "Early American" series of printed dress silks was based on historical events and figures that were perceived at the time to consitute a shared American story. It was the last of the company's line of designs based on American themes in which each design was printed in at least seven colors, in several colorways, on three or four different ground cloths. The stock market crash and economic depression that followed made the investment in this kind of design unprofitable.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1929
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T05936
- catalog number
- T5936
- accession number
- 104252
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- Description
- In the summer of 1918, a fad for carrying tiny yarn-doll good luck charms arose in France, supposedly inspired by story about two orphaned children rescued and adopted by a French regiment. “It is taking a long chance in these wild days of war… to go about unprotected by a Nennette and Rintintin.… if you have the one without the other, the charm is broken…” This design depicts the little dolls, linked by a length of yarn. The manufacturer noted that for each yard of the design they sold, five cents would be donated to the relief fund of the orphaned children of Alsace and Lorraine—two French provinces that were occupied by Germany during the war. The design is printed in 6 colors on a dark blue ground on Mallinson's popular "Pussy Willow" silk, from the second La Victoire series produced by Mallinson during the Peace Conference at Versailles in early 1919 that ended the First World War.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1918
- maker
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- ID Number
- TE.T04084
- accession number
- 63204
- catalog number
- T04084.000
- T4084
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- Description
- A length of printed pure dye silk crepe. Soft lustrous plain weave fabric. Pattern "Starry Stripes", one of the H.R. Mallinson & Co. George Washington Bicentenniel print series. Overall pattern of iny white stars on a blue ground in a lengthwise stripe layout.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1932
- maker
- H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated
- ID Number
- TE.T06958
- accession number
- 118355
- catalog number
- T06958.000
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- Description
- A length of printed pure dye silk crepe. Soft lustrous plain weave fabric "Thirteen stars", one of the H.R. Mallinson & Co. George Washington Bicentennial print series. An allover star pattern with two sizes of stars singly and in 13 star circles in white on a dark blue ground. According to company publicity at the time of its introduction, the design was adapted from a flag of the original 13 colonies. Probably a discharge-print.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1932
- maker
- H R Mallinson and Company, Incorporated
- ID Number
- TE.T06949
- accession number
- 118355
- catalog number
- T06949.000
