Japanese silk

Japanese silk loom
MFA# 2002.7125

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);

Japanese silk spinning
MFA# 2002.7740

Resources and Citations

• 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