Object Details
maker
H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
Description
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. This overall design depicts Bridal Veil Falls at Yosemite National Park, on Mallinson's trademark Pussy Willow silk. The firm donated two different colorways of this design, one with a tan ground and one with a green ground. .
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
Date made
1927
ID Number
TE.T05572A
catalog number
T5572A
T (/) 5572 (/) A
accession number
95522
Object Name
Fabric, Printed
Physical Description
silk (overall material)
green ground (a) (overall color)
plain weave; cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
depicted
United States: California, Yosemite National Park
See more items in
Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Silks
Mallinson's National Parks
American Silk Industry
Migel-Mallinson Silks
Textiles
Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
National Parks
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_630557