William Skinner and Sons silk Parachute Flare Cloth fabric length; 1941
Object Details
- Description
- William Skinner and Sons Parachute Flare Cloth silk plain weave fabric length; 1941.
- Sheer, originally stiff (now soft) fabric for making parachutes for flares. Plain weave, all-silk. Quality 9357, Lot. No. 19079. White colored. Thread count 130 x 108. Woven in Holyoke, MA.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of William Skinner and Sons
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1941
- ID Number
- TE.T08576.000
- accession number
- 161884
- catalog number
- T08576.000
- Object Name
- Fabric
- Fabric length
- Fabric Length
- Parachute Flare Cloth fabric length
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- white (overall color)
- plain weave (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 37 in; 91.44 cm x 93.98 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Holyoke
- Associated Place
- United States: New Jersey, Allentown
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- American Silk Industry
- American Textile Industry
- Textiles
- related event
- World War II
- Record ID
- nmah_1162116
