Object Details
maker
Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company
Description
Length of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, figured pile woven upholstery fabric, "Friezette", 1928 Mohair pile, cut and uncut, in dark blue-green, on a cotton ground withblack warp and a blue-green weft. Tiny allover patterning of dots of cut pile surrounded by a grid of alternating rows of cut and uncut pile.. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Co., headquartered in Boston with a mill in Lowell, Massachusett, sold in large part to railroads and furniture companies. Mohair plush was long-wearing and not easily crushed.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company
date made
1928
ID Number
TE.T05906
catalog number
T05906.000
accession number
102770
Object Name
Fabric, Upholstery
fabric length
Physical Description
mohair, cotton (overall material)
pile weave, cut and uncut pile (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 33 in x 51 in; 83.82 cm x 129.54 cm
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Lowell
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
American Textile Industry
Velvet & Plush Textiles
Textiles
Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
American Textile Industry
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_624135