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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A plain weave silk made from unweighted [ | + | A plain weave silk made from unweighted [[raw silk]] fibers. China silk has an uneven texture that is often imitated using [[rayon fiber|rayon]] or silk/rayon combinations. It is used in dresses, blouses, linings, slips, curtains, lamp shades, handkerchiefs and caps. China silk is also coated for use in umbrellas and raincoats. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 12 January 2014
Description
A plain weave silk made from unweighted Raw silk fibers. China silk has an uneven texture that is often imitated using rayon or silk/rayon combinations. It is used in dresses, blouses, linings, slips, curtains, lamp shades, handkerchiefs and caps. China silk is also coated for use in umbrellas and raincoats.
Synonyms and Related Terms
seda china (Esp.); zijde uit China (Ned); Chinese silk; habutai; petkin;
Additional Images
MFA Acc. #: 52.453
China silk
China Silk
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 722
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Website address 1 Comment: www.fabrics.net