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Berkeley Company, Lonsdale Company
1900-1975
Description
The Berkeley Company and its parent company, the Lonsdale Company, manufactured this cotton cloth in the early to mid-20th century. This section of fabric has two original labels still attached. Textile manufacturers used labels like these to identify their products, as well as proclaim their quality, to both retailers and consumers. Text stenciled in the center of this textile identifies it as “Cambric,” a glossy, lightweight type of fabric. 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
Berkeley Company (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Cumberland; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Paper
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.108.017
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of John A. Goodwin
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Object Number
2017.0019.108.017
Object Name
Sample
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Berkeley Company (Manufacturer); Lonsdale Company (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Cumberland; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Created at the Lonsdale and Berkeley Mill Village historic districts in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Date
1900-1975
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: center
Inscription: BERKELEY CO. / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
Type: Label
Location: bottom edge, center
Inscription: BLEACHED & FINISHED BY THE / LONSDALE COMPANY / PROVIDENCE, R.I.
Type: Inscription
Location: center
Inscription: No 150 / Cambric
Type: Inscription
Location: bottom edge, center
Inscription: 31'
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Paper
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
- Stamped
Dimensions (inches)
15.25 (W) x 35 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
38.735 (W) x 88.9 (L)