Cloth Fragment

Object Name:

Cloth Fragment

Object ID:

1961.032.03

Creator:

Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, NH

Place of Origin:

Manchester, NH

Date:

1890-1925

Description:

Fabric Swatches, Amoskeag Cotton, Gingham, etc., 18 lots:
a. Chambray, AFC dress
b. Chambray, AFC dress
c. Chambray, utility dress
d. Chambray, utility dress
e. Chambray, utility dress
f. Chambray, utility dress
g. Chambray, utility dress
h. Chambray, utility dress
i. Chambray, utility dress
j. Chambray, utility dress
k. Chambray, range shirting
l. Chambray, range shirting
m. Chambray
n. Gingham
o. Miscellaneous - not sorted
p. Miscellaneous - not sorted
q. Miscellaneous - not sorted
r. Miscellaneous - not sorted

Collection of chambray cotton fabric swatches from the Amoskeag Mills of Manchester. Chambray is woven with white threads in one direction and colored threads in the other direction. The collection is bundled into plastic bags, with approximately 100-200 pieces in each bag; each piece is triangular in shape, approximately 4 x 4 inches.
.a: "AFC Dress Chambray": Chambray stripes with raised threads in the weave; predominately pastel colors and white.
.b: "Dress Chambray": as above
.c: "Utility dress chambray": as above, but more color and less white is incorporated into the woven pattern.
.d: "Utility dress chambray": Chambray stripes, many with raised threads in the weave.
.e: "Utility dress chambray": Chambray stripes, many with raised threads in the weave, mostly blues and tans with white, but also some pastels.
.f: "Utility Dress Chambray": As above, but mostly greens, browns, and lavenders with white.
.g: "Utility Dress Chambray": As above, but mostly pinks and blues with white.
.h: "Utility Dress Chambray": As above, but simpler stripes in combinations of blue, black, tan, lavender, or pink with white.
.i: "Utility Dress Chambray": As above, in combinations of pink or blue with white.
.j: "Utility Dress Chambray": As above, various two-color stripes in combinations of lavender, black, or tan with white.
.k: "Range shirting chambray": As above, two- and three-color stripes, pastels and black with white.
.l: "range shirting Chambray": Small package of about 36 samples of solid chambrays and also solid colors that are not chambrays. Predominately blues, tans, pinks.
.m: "Chambray": large collection of about 250 swatches of light chambray stripes, various colors with white.
.n: "Gingham": 45 swatches of various multi--colored plaids woven with an irregular twill variation that creates a textured surface.
.o: "Miscellaneous - not sorted": Large group of chambray swatches with stripes that are patterned in the weave, as well as with another color; all with light-colored body
.p: "Miscellaneous / not sorted": Large group of chambray swatches with stripes and plaids created with various weave structures, raised threads, and different colors; all with light-colored body. Several of the swatches would be considered dimities.
.q: "Miscellaneous - not sorted": same as .p, but no plaids or dimities.
.r: "Miscellaneous / not sorted": Small rectangles of swatches, approx. 1 x 2.5 inches, of various striped chambrays, various pastels or black with white.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. Mrs. Gardner L. King

People:

King, Gardner L. (1893-1963), King, Constance J. (1893-1984)