Cloth Fragment

Object Name:

Cloth Fragment

Object ID:

1961.032.05

Creator:

Amoskeag Mills, Manchester, NH

Place of Origin:

Manchester, NH

Date:

1875-1910

Description:

Swatches, Amoskeag, Brown and Colored Silks, Wools, Bombazines, Etc., 7 Lots:
a. Black.
b. Dark brown.
c. Dark blue and purple.
d. Light brown.
e. Cream.
f. Gray.
g. Miscellaneous colors.

Large collection of fabric swatches from the Amoskeag Mills of Manchester:
.a: +/- 700 swatches of black wools in a variety of weave structures, including tabby, twill, dobby, damask, and other figured weaves.
.b: +/- 1,500 swatches of brown wools and wool/cotton mixes in a variety of weave structures, including tabby, twill, dobby, damask, and other figured weaves.
.c: +/- 900 swatches of dark blue wools and probably wool/cotton mixes in tabby, twill, dobby, figured, and striped weaves.
.d: +/- 150 swatches of light brown wools, more than half of which feature a lacy open weave structure; the remaining pieces are various twills and figured weaves.
.e: 45 swatches of cream-colored wools, wool/cotton mixes, and cottons; the fabrics include light flannels, dobby weaves, broken twills, basket weaves, and striped weaves created with raised threads and lacy weave structures.
.f: +/- 76 swatches of heathered black and gray wools and wool/cotton mixes, mostly plain and twill weave structures; also weaves that create a pebbly texture.
.g: +/- 360 swatches of variously colored and structured fabrics, mostly wools, wool/cotton and wool/sillk mixes, including fancy lace weaves, plain weaves with raised threads, twills, dobby weaves, open lacy weaves, etc.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Wool

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner L. King

People:

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