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Textile fragment, printed
Slater Mill
1932
Description
Slater Mills, located in Webster, Massachusetts, screen printed this handkerchief design in 1932 to commemorate their company’s 140th anniversary. The design depicts the company’s original Rhode Island site, “Old Slater Mill,” at the center. Surrounding the mill are portraits of three of the company’s presidents: founder Samuel Slater in the upper left, his son and successor Horatio Nelson Slater in the upper right, and then-head of the company Horatio Nelson Slater III in the lower right. The lower left corner is conspicuously empty. The design is printed on rayon. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Slater Mill (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Webster; Massachusetts; Worcester; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Rayon
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.115
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Herbert T. Pratt
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Object Number
2017.0019.115
Object Name
Textile fragment, printed
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Slater Mill (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Webster; Massachusetts; Worcester; New England; United States; North America
Date
1932
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: center
Inscription: OLD SLATER MILL / PAWTUCKET, R.I. / FIRST COTTON MILL / IN AMERICA
Type: Inscription
Location: bottom left (handwritten in pencil)
Inscription: 1932 / WEBSTER, MASS.
Type: Inscription
Location: right selvedge edge (handwritten in pencil)
Inscription: Jan 21 1932 / Roll 15
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Rayon
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Screen printed
Dimensions (inches)
34 (W) x 19 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
86.36 (W) x 48.26 (L)