"Armistice Silk," Freedom Blue; World War I
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Object Details
- Description
- This length of converted silk cartridge cloth, called "Armistice Silk"; is a sample of the 18 million yards of surplus American-made cartridge bag silk cloth owned by the US War Dept. at the end of World War I. Originally used to make the bags that held the powder charge for heavy artillery, it was finished and dyed for the "cutting-up" (ready-to-wear clothing) trade after the war, and sold by the Salvage Board for 76 cents per yard. This sample was dyed "Freedom blue."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the US War Dept., Ordnance Dept., Salvage board
- 1917-1919
- ID Number
- TE.T04153
- catalog number
- T04153.000
- accession number
- 65107
- Object Name
- Fabric
- fabric length
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- plain weave; piece-dyed (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
- Record ID
- nmah_646351
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-ab1c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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