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Cloth, Bolt
Object/Artifact
Folded length of brown glazed cambric (dress lining fabric), about 25” wide, retaining. Penciled on that is a crossed-out Z= above a line above “6[cents]” and a squiggle 72 and 2 squiggle next to the printed “yds.” Pinned to the fabric is a paper note reading “31 1/2 yds” but there are only perhaps a few yards left.
G2011.069
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Findings
1870 - 1885
Label
Genesee River; Extra fine
English
Printed
Japonesque design with a folded banner.
Label
64x64 cambric French kid finish. Specially adapted for the city trade
English
Printed
Label
Left front side.
MANANTICO BLEACHWORKS
Printed
Small diamond with an olive ground and a red circular band around a plain center.
Stamp
Inside red circle from the MANANTICO BLEACHWORKS label.
56
Stamped
Right on the cloth, nearby the MANANTICO BLEACHWORKS label.
SP8
Ink
Upside down.
25 in