Difference between pages "Carat" and "Velveteen"

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[[File:2006.47-SC176532.jpg|thumb|Amethyst ring with 18kt gold<br>MFA# 2006.47]]
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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 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]].
  
1) A unit of weight for gemstones. One carat is 200 milligrams.  Carat was used in the middle ages by alchemists.
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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velventine (Fr.); velours de coton (Fr.)
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[[File:Image3_802540.jpg|thumb|Bleached Velveteen]]
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==Resources and Citations==
  
2) (usually spelled karat) A unit of measure for the purity of gold.  Pure gold is 24 karat or 1000 fine.  A gold alloy that contains 75% gold is 18 karat or 750 fine.
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* P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
  
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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* Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  
karat; Karat (Deut.); carat (Fr.); fine
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* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937
  
==Resources and Citations==
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* Website: www.fabrics.net
  
* David C. Scott, ''Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals'', The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1991
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
  
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)
  
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
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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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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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