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Sample
Berkeley Company, Lonsdale Company
circa 1918 (1916-1920)
Description
The Berkeley Company and its parent company, the Lonsdale Company, manufactured this cotton cloth around 1918. This section of fabric has information stamped in blue and two labels still attached. Textile manufacturers put information like this on bolt ends both to identify their products and proclaim their quality. The text 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
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Paper
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.108.018
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of John A. Goodwin
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Object Number
2017.0019.108.018
Object Name
Sample
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Berkeley Company (Manufacturer); Lonsdale Company (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Cumberland; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Date
circa 1918 (1916-1920)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: upper center
Inscription: BERKELEY CO.
Type: Inscription
Location: center
Inscription: No / 60 / Cambric
Type: Label
Location: lower center
Inscription: BLEACHED & FINISHED BY THE / LONSDALE COMPANY / PROVIDENCE, R.I.
Type: Inscription
Location: bottom center
Inscription: 58
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Paper
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
35.75 (W) x 14.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
90.805 (W) x 36.195 (L)