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Tape, Cloth

Object Name:
Tape, Cloth
Object ID:
2012.050
Place of Origin:
Marlborough, NH
Date:
circa 1950
Description:
Two pieces of cloth tape woven at the Blombard Mill, Marlborough, NH, c. 1950. Both pieces wound around a single piece of cardboard.

1. Band of machine-woven silk brocade on nylon tape. Red roses, flowers, and berries with green leaves on cream background. 2" wide.
2. Band of machine-woven silk brocade on nylon tape. Alternating blue and pink flowers with green leaves on a white background. Pink and blue rope band borders. 1.4" wide.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Nylon
Provenance:
Made by the donor's mother, Amelia M. (Lewis) Germain (1902-1992), who worked at the Blombard Mill supervising a section of a weaving room.
Credit Line:
Gift of Jacqueline Germain Covell
Subjects:
Brocade, Weaving
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