China silk

MFA Acc. #: 52.1670

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;

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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