Description
A yarn or fabric made from high quality, combed wool fibers that are long and straight. Worsted yarns are produce a smooth, tightly woven fabrics, such as gabardine and serge. They are durable and wrinkle-free.
Synonyms and Related Terms
serge; garbardine; rep; covert; charmeen
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Images
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MFA Acc. #: 52.559White satin petticoatPetticoatNew England, American USA, 18th century Silk satin, glazed worsted, and silk plain weave ribbon 98.5 x 89 cm (38 3/4 x 35 1/16 in.) Approximate overall flat dimensions for storage Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift of Miss Florence Codman and Dr. Charles Austin Eager Codman 52.559 for more information see:MFA Online Collections Database |
MFA Acc. #: 1994.267Easy chairUnited States, Boston, about 1765 Mahogany, birch, maple, white pine, worsted wool, linen girt webbing, marsh grass, horsehair 116.8 x 87.0 x 78.7 cm (46 x 34 1/4 x 31 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Gift of a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Barbara L. and Theodore B. Alfond, E.G. Nicholson, The Seminarians; and of Miss Thatcher Atwood, Estelle S. Frankfurter, Miss Marie G. Webbe 1994.267 for more information see:MFA Online Collections Database |
GabardineStyle 541Worsted Gabardine Width 62" Weight 187 gm/m2 Sample from the Testfabrics, Inc. Fabric Swatch Book. for more information visit:
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Authority
6 total authority records
Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
Materials Handbook, G.S. Brady, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
comments: p. 879
Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Last updated on: 10/16/2007 11:12:11 AM
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