Difference between pages "St. Lawrence marble" 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 coarse-grain, granite-like [[marble]] quarried in St. Lawrence county, New York. St. Lawrence marble ranges in color from white to pale gray to a dark blue. It has been used for buildings and monuments (Lent 1925).
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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]]
 
==Resources and Citations==
 
==Resources and Citations==
  
* 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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* 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