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Dyer's Record Book (USA), 1870

This is a Dyer's record book. It was manufactured by Old Pacific Print Works. It is dated 1870 and we acquired it in 1945. Its medium is cardboard, paper, and wool and its technique is printed plain weave and 2/2 twill. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Delaines were fine, soft, plain-weave dress fabrics of wool, often mixed with other fibers, and generally printed. Small-scale florals or "neats" were popular during the second half of the century for women's and children's clothing. Innovative printing techniques imitated woven fabrics like plaids, moirés, and seersucker.

This object was donated by Frederick J. Whitehead. It is credited Gift of Frederick J. Whitehead from the collection compiled by his father Cornelius Whitehead at the Pacific Print Works of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 19.7 x 33.9 cm (7 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Front cover: No. Delaines, 1870

Cite this object as

Dyer's Record Book (USA), 1870; Manufactured by Old Pacific Print Works; cardboard, paper, and wool; H x W: 19.7 x 33.9 cm (7 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.); Gift of Frederick J. Whitehead from the collection compiled by his father Cornelius Whitehead at the Pacific Print Works of Lawrence, Massachusetts; 1945-55-1-a/h

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