Difference between pages "Silver fox" 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 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]].
  
A color variation of the [[red fox]] (''Vulpes vulpes'' or ''Vulpes fulva'') found in North America. The silver fox is a blue-black color with silver-tipped hairs. Their [[fur|fur]] is fine and dense with long, silky guard hairs. Silver fox pelts are the most valued of the many types of fox fur and many breeding farms exist for their production. Fox pelts have been used for trim, capes, collars, and cuffs.
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
[[File:silverfox.jpg|thumb|Silver fox pelts]]
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velventine (Fr.); velours de coton (Fr.)
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
  
''Vulpes vulpe''s; ''Vulpes fulva''; platinum fox; Reynard the fox
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[[File:Image3_802540.jpg|thumb|Bleached Velveteen]]
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==Resources and Citations==
  
==Physical and Chemical Properties==
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* P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
  
Color variants include very light grey to black with some shade of brown or red.  Within each hair, the lower 60% (closest to the root); is black, white is in the middle and the tip is again black.
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* Rosalie Rosso King, ''Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation'', Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  
== Additional Images ==
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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
File:silverfox2large.jpg|Silver fox hair
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File:silverfox1large.jpg|Silver fox hair
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
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==Resources and Citations==
 
  
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "fox" [Accessed November 15, 2001].
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)
  
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937
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* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[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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