Difference between pages "Balfour granite" and "Velveteen"

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[[File:54.620-SC44748.jpg|thumb|Child's dress<br>MFA# 54.620]]
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:2000.966-SC58695.jpg|thumb|Square cover<br>MFA# 2000.966]]
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A brand name for a dense, medium-grain [[granite]] quarried near Balfour in Henderson County, North Carolina. Primarily quarried from about 1890-1920, Balfour granite comes in a uniform pink color and a cream color with a pinkish tinge. Both color of granites, Balfour pink, and Balfour cream, polish to a high gloss and have been used for buildings and monuments. The durable, high quartz content granite was also used as durax blocks, paving stones, and grist mill stones.
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A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velveteen is made with a weft pile while [[velvet|velvet]] is made with a warp pile. Velveteen is usually made from [[cotton|cotton]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
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Balfour Pink; Balfour cream;
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velventine (Fr.); velours de coton (Fr.)
  
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[[File:Image3_802540.jpg|thumb|Bleached Velveteen]]
 
==Resources and Citations==
 
==Resources and Citations==
  
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* Frank A. Lent, ''Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries.'', Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925
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* P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
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* Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
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* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937
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* Website: www.fabrics.net
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)
  
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* Website: http://www.salisburypost.com/2001may/051501g.htm
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
  
  
 
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[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 10:51, 25 June 2022

Child's dress
MFA# 54.620

Description

Square cover
MFA# 2000.966

A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velveteen is made with a weft pile while Velvet is made with a warp pile. Velveteen is usually made from Cotton.

Synonyms and Related Terms

velventine (Fr.); velours de coton (Fr.)

Bleached Velveteen

Resources and Citations

  • P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
  • 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
  • Website: www.fabrics.net
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 846

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