Mesh fabric

Hat with pleated net
MFA# 43.1586

Description

Gold mesh purse
MFA# 1999.489

Any fabric with open spaces between the yarn or wire. A mesh fabric may be knit, woven, or knotted. Wire mesh is used for screening.

Synonyms and Related Terms

screen; netting; tejido de malla (Esp.); netwerk (Ned);

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 872

• Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990

• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesh (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000