Sample Book for Cocheco Prints, "Albumen 8584," December 5, 1881
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During the 19th century, New England textile mills manufactured billions of yards of fabric for the mass market, producing roller-printed cottons using increasingly complex mechanized processes. Colorful cotton prints, like those made by Cocheco Manufacturing Company, became affordable to almost everyone.
During the 19th century, New England textile mills manufactured billions of yards of fabric for the mass market, producing roller-printed cottons using increasingly complex mechanized processes. Colorful cotton prints, like those made by Cocheco Manufacturing Company, became affordable to almost everyone.
Artifact
Sample book
Date Made
05 December 1881
Subject Date
05 December 1881
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Lawrence
Creator Notes
Produced by Cocheco Manufacturing Company, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Keywords
Collection Title
Cocheco Manufacturing Company Textile Print Sample Book Collection
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2017.84.0.1.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum.
Material
Glue
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Textile fabric
Technique
Mounting
Printing (Process)
Folding (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 5.625 in (folded)
Width: 10.75 in (folded)
Height: 34.75 in (unfolded)
Width: 10.75 in (unfolded)
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