Japanese silk
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Description
A high quality raw silk used in the manufacture of fabrics like shantung and habutai.
Synonyms and Related Terms
jap silk; japan silk; seda japonesa (Esp.); Japanse zijde (Ned);
Additional Images
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MFA Acc. #: 2002.7740
Authority
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982