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Maker:
Belding Bros. & Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 17 cm x 10.5 cm; 6 11/16 in x 4 1/8 in
Object Name:
Yarn, Embroidery, Color Card
Color card, embroidery silks
Place made:
United States: Michigan
Date made:
1897-1898
Description:
Belding Brothers & Co. Color Card, for "New Process Wash Embroidery Silks" - "Miniature" color card, Belding Bros. & Co. SIlk Manufactures. "Phoenician dyes Fast Colors For Complete Artistic Effects"
Booklet with tan buckram(?) cover and two interior pages of text and two pages of embroidery yarn color samples mounted in paper. Annotated in pencil with color names and other notes. The text refers to the 1897-98 edition of a Belding Bros. publication. This was meant to aid embroiderers in selecting shades for their work, but the silks had to be ordered from retailers - Belding Bros. did not sell to individuals, according to the interior text.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Faye M. Bailey
ID Number:
TE.T14421D
Catalog number:
T14421.00D
Accession number:
274320
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silk Industry
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-8a66-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_642739