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America's printed & painted fabrics, 1600-1900, by Florence H. Pettit. Twenty-six drawings by the author

Author:
Pettit, Florence Harvey  Search this
Physical description:
256 pages illustrations (part color), facsimiles 26 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1970
Topic:
Textile fabrics--History  Search this
Textile painting--History  Search this
Textile printing--History  Search this
Impression sur étoffes--Histoire  Search this
Peinture sur étoffes--Histoire  Search this
Textiles et tissus--Histoire  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile painting  Search this
Textile printing  Search this
Call number:
TP930 .P511
TP930.P511
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5009

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Textiles

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
12.77 Cubic feet (consisting of 26.5 boxes, 1 folder, 7 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Print advertising
Periodicals
Publications
Advertising cards
Advertising mail
Printed ephemera
Patterns
Catalogues
Designs (textile)
Sales catalogs
Business cards
Legal records
Contracts
Textiles
Trade catalogs
Exhibition catalogs
Advertising
Advertisements
Mail order catalogs
Business records
Designs
Printed material
Labels
Instructional materials
Trademarks
Legal documents
Trade cards
Legislation (legal concepts)
Ephemera
Samples
Manuals
Sample books
Design patents
Advertising fliers
Illustrations
Catalogs
Sales letters
Business letters
Correspondence
Manufacturers' catalogs
Commercial correspondence
Letterheads
Invoices
Photographs
Sales records
Printed materials
Fabrics
Trade literature
Business ephemera
Receipts
Commercial catalogs
Date:
1784-1970
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents:
This material is concentrated on the 19th century United States textile manufacture and trade, and the sale of textiles in the form of bale, bolt, roll, and fabric to commercial vendors or consumers as source material to make other goods. The first series contains day-to-day records of dealers and vendors, plus advertising and marketing material. Artisan and home production of goods are virtually not covered but are a couple of incidental publications related to arts, crafts (rugs, weaving, looms), and more refined work such as tapestry. The import/export of textiles is well represented with a large volume of records, which may also provide some insight into the shipping industry.

There is not much on the infrastructure of the industry in the way of directories, trade journals, trade associations, along with manufacturing and plants, though there are a few examples of each. There are virtually no catalogues, except for a few thin ones that were filed by company name. While not extensive, the sample books and swatches offer a glimpse into product lines. Material types offers limited, specific information on certain varieties such as cotton, wool, linen, rayon, etc. Thread might be incidentally present but is not specifically included since there is already a dedicated subject category for it.

There is a healthy sampling of product labels. A handful of intellectual property related documents cover protections of designs, plus patents and trademarks. There is a small bulk of publications related to tariffs and the wool industry.

Clothing patterns, home economics, sewing and seamstresses, household use of textiles (furniture covering, as a cleaning tool, bedding/pillows, etc.) are not covered within this category. Researchers should also look at any of a number of other Warshaw categories, particularly those related to clothing, hosiery, dry goods, furniture, curtains, etc. for period popularity of certain materials and patterns.
Arrangement:
Textiles is arranged in three subseries.

Business Records and Marketing Material

Genre

Subject
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Textiles is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Trade associations  Search this
Patents  Search this
Cotton textile industry  Search this
Fabrics, including spinning and weaving  Search this
Tapestry  Search this
Cotton  Search this
Textile manufacture  Search this
Textile design -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources  Search this
Textile crafts  Search this
Textile  Search this
Retail trade  Search this
Tapestry -- Design  Search this
Textiles -- India  Search this
Labels -- Design  Search this
Textile fabrics in art  Search this
Textile fibers, Synthetic -- Equipment and supplies  Search this
Cotton picking machinery  Search this
Wool, Artificial  Search this
Cotton manufacture  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Cotton picking  Search this
Textile fabrics -- 20th century  Search this
Textile fibers, Synthetic  Search this
Trademarks -- Design  Search this
Silk industry  Search this
Textile fibers, Synthetic Dyeing  Search this
Textile industry  Search this
Cotton industry  Search this
Tapestry -- Technique  Search this
Cotton growing  Search this
Cotton -- 1890-1910  Search this
Textile mills  Search this
Synthetic fabrics  Search this
Consumer goods -- Catalogs  Search this
Textile industry -- 1900-1910  Search this
Genre/Form:
Print advertising
Periodicals
Publications
Advertising cards
Advertising mail
Printed ephemera
Patterns
Catalogues
Designs (textile)
Sales catalogs
Business cards
Legal records
Contracts
Textiles
Trade catalogs
Exhibition catalogs
Advertising
Advertisements
Mail order catalogs
Business records
Designs
Printed material
Labels
Instructional materials
Trademarks
Legal documents
Trade cards
Legislation (legal concepts)
Ephemera
Samples
Manuals
Sample books
Design patents
Advertising fliers
Illustrations
Catalogs
Sales letters
Business letters
Correspondence
Manufacturers' catalogs
Commercial correspondence
Letterheads
Invoices
Photographs
Sales records
Printed materials
Fabrics
Trade literature
Business ephemera
Publications -- Business
Receipts
Commercial catalogs
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Textiles, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Textiles
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Textiles
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8452a33db-9793-45c0-890c-a0dc6c7e8893
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-textiles
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Navaho weaving : its technic and its history

Author:
Amsden, Charles Avery 1899-1941  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 261 p. : ill. (part col.), fold. maps. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southwest, New
Date:
1964
1934
Topic:
Indian textile fabrics  Search this
Navajo textile fabrics  Search this
Call number:
E98.T35 A5 1964
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_25728

Sonya Clark tatter, bristle, and mend [edited by Elizabeth Lynch (NMWA)]

Title:
Tatter, bristle, and mend
Artist:
Clark, Sonya  Search this
Contributor:
Painter, Nell Irvin  Search this
Finney, Nikky  Search this
Cooks, Bridget R. 1972-  Search this
Tillet, Salamishah  Search this
Miles, Tiya 1970-  Search this
Sterling, Susan Fisher  Search this
Wat, Kathryn A  Search this
Shambroom, Hannah  Search this
Editor:
Lynch, Elizabeth  Search this
Organizer:
National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
173 pages color illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Art
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
History
Catalogues d'exposition
Date:
2021
21st century
21e siècle
Topic:
African American women artists--History  Search this
African American artists--History  Search this
Artists, Black  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Femmes artistes noires américaines--Histoire  Search this
Artistes noirs américains--Histoire  Search this
Artistes noirs  Search this
Textiles et tissus  Search this
African American artists  Search this
African American women artists  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162678

Men Selling Textile Fabrics in Bazaar

Topic:
Early Photography of Iran
Creator:
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this
Names:
Islamic Archives  Search this
Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this
Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (b&w, 18 cm. x 13 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Place:
Asia
Iran
Date:
1880-1920
Scope and Contents:
- Handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "1197."
- Myron Bement Smith handwritten caption in English reads, "47.P; Box 24.10: Carpet displays." [Myron Bement Smith Collection, Subseries 2.1: Islamic Archives History, Collection Information; Box 60; Folder 44: 47 P: Antoine Sevruguin, glass negatives, Iran]
Arrangement:
According to Myron B. Smith handwritten document (Myron Bement Smith Collection, Subseries 2.1: Islamic Archives History, Collection Information; Box 60; Folder 44: 47 P Antoine Sevruguin, glass negatives, Iran), Antoin Sevruguin's 696 glass negatives, at the time of their acquisition, were arranged into 61 boxes without any apparent organization. Today they are housed in archival document boxes, essentially duplicating the original arrangement, and stored on shelves. This glass negative was included into "Box 24."
Biographical / Historical:
Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, leaving behind only a fraction of his large collection of glass negatives, which is currently in the Archives of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Local Numbers:
FSA A.4 2.12.GN.24.10
General:
Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form:
Glass negatives
Collection Citation:
The Myron Bement Smith Collection, FSA A.04. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Katherine Dennis Smith.
Identifier:
FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.GN.24.10
See more items in:
Myron Bement Smith Collection
Myron Bement Smith Collection / Series 2: The Islamic Archives / 2.12: Antoin Sevruguin Photographs / 2.12.01: Glass Plate Negatives / Glass Plate Negatives: Sets 1-61
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc360461300-fa94-44fa-867c-126e303dab1d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-04-ref10179

Tejidos navajos diseños indigenas : [exposición] julio/octubre 1988

Author:
Berlant, Anthony  Search this
Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt  Search this
Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo (Mexico)  Search this
Physical description:
55 pages illustrations (some color), map 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Date:
1988
Topic:
Navajo textile fabrics  Search this
Textiles et tissus navajo  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162116

Textile Fabric

Site Name:
Cliff Dwellings  Search this
Object Type:
Cloth
Place:
Salt River Near / Pinto Creek, Gila County (not certain), Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1891
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
024169
USNM Number:
A147960-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bfefb6d9-fcc8-4a4b-a8e5-732c25ca6544
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8023131

Textile Fabric, Woolen

Donor Name:
Rev. Dr. Stephen Bowers  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Cloth
Place:
Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara County / Channel Islands, California, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
005255
USNM Number:
A23706-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3edfba6f8-8657-4602-b392-606d8d27ad49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8060443
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Fgts Of Charred Textile Fabric.

Collector:
Dr. J. Walter Fewkes  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. J. Walter Fewkes  Search this
Site Name:
Casa Grande  Search this
Object Type:
Cloth
Place:
Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
28 May 1908
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
048761
USNM Number:
A252106-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e91e0ea8-a18f-4e8e-8160-87e9b39d79e7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8065505

Fork Used In Weaving

Donor Name:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Culture:
Hopi  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
Arizona, United States, North America
Accession Date:
29 May 1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
76A00060
USNM Number:
E22829-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e1a110a8-4f21-4089-aa68-45d5eddf355a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8365721
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Wooden Comb

Donor Name:
Miss Catherine M. Hardie  Search this
Culture:
Navajo (Diné)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
United States, North America
Accession Date:
13 Dec 1924
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
085435
USNM Number:
E327743-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34fb2a396-8d9b-4d9d-9cd4-27ca05b4db85
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8395202
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Wooden Comb Used With The Loom

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Frank H. Cushing  Search this
Frank G. Galbraith  Search this
Donor Name:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
6 Jan 1881
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
009899
USNM Number:
E41192-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36c24415e-e032-4be2-8071-b0438603510e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8442625
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Wooden Comb For Loom

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Frank H. Cushing  Search this
Frank G. Galbraith  Search this
Donor Name:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
6 Jan 1881
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
009899
USNM Number:
E42044-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30bf4eb10-f2ae-4f86-9397-6945902550b0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8453027
Online Media:

Wooden Comb For Loom

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Frank H. Cushing  Search this
Frank G. Galbraith  Search this
Donor Name:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
6 Jan 1881
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
009899
USNM Number:
E42045-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d0749e4c-408f-4576-be62-114fcb4cd7bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8453038
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Wooden Comb

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
17 Feb 1883
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
83A00001
USNM Number:
E69397-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3642b45b5-971c-4a77-be17-82d75a7ae698
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8475084
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Wooden Comb

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
17 Feb 1883
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
83A00001
USNM Number:
E69401-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35ef4e88c-2c9f-46b3-82fb-589767e6a6d0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8475090
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Wooden Comb

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
17 Feb 1883
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
83A00001
USNM Number:
E69403-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a0259b03-8f1a-4c70-b6ef-4ecc6beccf6b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8475092
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Weaving Comb

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
17 Feb 1883
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
83A00001
USNM Number:
E69410-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eca55903-cebd-48f1-8a12-4c95d84539b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8475100
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Comb Used At The Loom

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom Comb
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
17 Feb 1883
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
83A00001
USNM Number:
E69469-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3890ae4f3-8090-4f87-b16e-2be2b7f89450
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8475164
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Earthenware Pot

Collector:
Dr. U S Army Charles C. Gray  Search this
Donor Name:
Army Medical Museum  Search this
Height - Object:
16.5 cm
Diameter - Object:
19.1 cm
Culture:
Hidatsa  Search this
Object Type:
Pot
Place:
Fort Stevenson, Mclean County, Dakota Territory / North Dakota, United States, North America
Accession Date:
18 Feb 1869
Collection Date:
1867 to 1868
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
416140
USNM Number:
E8407-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d54b823-c482-4699-b4f7-a33105300bc3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8481239
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