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[[File:54.620-SC44748.jpg|thumb|'''MFA Acc. #:''' 54.620]]
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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]]
A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velveteen is made with a weft pile while [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=velvet velvet] is made with a warp pile. Velveteen is usually made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton].
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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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velventine (Fr.); velours de coton (Fr.)
 
velventine (Fr.); velours de coton (Fr.)
  
[[File:2000.966-SC58695.jpg|thumb|'''MFA Acc. #:''' 2000.966]]
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[[File:Image3_802540.jpg|thumb|Bleached Velveteen]]
== Additional Information ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
 
 
 
== Additional Images ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:Image3_802540.jpg|Bleached Velveteen
 
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== Authority ==
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* 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
 
* 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
 
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, ''Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them'', American Book Company, New York City, 1937
  
* Website address 1  Comment: www.fabrics.net
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* Website: www.fabrics.net
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 846
  
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)
  
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
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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 09:51, 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