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Book cover
American Viscose Corporation
1925
Description
This knitted book cover was manufactured by The American Viscose Corporation for the 1925 National Knitted Outerwear Association yearbook. It is knit from rayon, also called viscose, a synthetic, silk-like fiber. The American Viscose Corporation, founded around 1910, was the first rayon manufacturer in the United States. This textile is tubular with two knit designs arranged side by side, so that when used as a book cover the left design would cover the back and the right design would cover the front of the book. 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
American Viscose Corporation (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New York; United States; North America
Materials
- Rayon
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.108.002
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of John A. Goodwin
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Object Number
2017.0019.108.002
Object Name
Book cover
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
American Viscose Corporation (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New York; United States; North America
Date
1925
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: left side
Inscription: RAYON YARNS / THE VISCOSE COMPANY / The Viscose Co. / New York
Type: Inscription
Location: right side
Inscription: Year Book / National / Knitted / OUTERWEAR / Association / 1925
Type: Label
Location: upper right corner
Inscription: Empire Patent / Circular Jacquard / Rib Fabric / Pattern by / Tucking / KIMBALL, U.S.A.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Rayon
Techniques
- Knitted
Dimensions (inches)
17.75 (W) x 10.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.085 (W) x 27.305 (L)