"Armistice Silk," undyed; World War I
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Object Details
- Description
- Sample length of converted silk Cartridge cloth, called "Armistice Silk." A sample piece of the 18 million yards of surplus World War I cartridge or powder bag cloth. Quality D. Has been boiled off (the residual sericin from the raw silk removed by washing) and otherwise finished for the cutting-up or garment trade. Sold by the Salvage board for 84 cents per yard. Color: Natural. Yarns: noils warp and weft. Flecked with brown slubs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the US War Dept., Ordnance Dept. Salvage board
- 1917-1919
- ID Number
- TE.T04155
- catalog number
- T04155.000
- accession number
- 65107
- Object Name
- Fabric
- fabric length
- Physical Description
- silk noils (overall material)
- plain weave; bleached; undyed (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 36 in; 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- American Silk Industry
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- World War I
- related event
- World War I
- Record ID
- nmah_646353
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-38f8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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