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5073. 

 5090. 

 5091. 

 5092. 

 5093. 

 5094. 

 5095. 

 5096. 

 5097. 

 5098. 

 5099. 

 5100. 

 72748. 



Eaw silk. Singles. Portugal. 

 Raw silk \^. Portugal. 

 Raw silk if. Portugal. 



Portugal. 



Raw silk ^|. 



Tram silk ^. Portugal. 



Tram silk ff . Portugal.. 



Tram silk ff. Portugal. 



Tram silk ff . 



Raw yellow^ silk. 



Raw yellow silk. 



Raw yellow silk. 



Raw white silk. 



Raw silk. United States. 



Portugal. 



Chang Chow, China. 

 Chang Chow, China. 

 Chang Chow, China. 

 Chang Chow, China. 



SILK FAJBRICS. 



There is very little material in the Museum illustrative of American 

 silk manufacture. An article of historic interest is the first flag made 

 of American silk, which was recently placed in the Museum by order 

 of Congress. 



Mr. Robertson, of London, some of whose donations have been men- 

 tioned elsewhere, has presented the following specimens of fine silk 

 goods from England : 



No. 



5476 

 5477 

 5478 

 5479 

 5480 

 5481 

 5482 

 5483 

 5484 

 5485 

 5486 

 5487 

 5488 

 5489 

 5490 

 5491 

 5492 

 5493 

 5494 

 5495 

 5496 

 5497 



Description. 



Satin, Pekin 



Tassore 



Spun check 



do 



Gros grain 



Gros d'Londres 



Check glac6 



Gros de pays 



Shot gros grain . 



Ottoman 



Satinet 



Shot rhadamas 



Broche 



Camayeans and broche Ottoman 



Schappe velvet 



Glac6, Pekin 



Dress phish 



Shot taffettas 



Moire antique 



Sarsnet 



Plush 



Spun check 



Place of production. 



Manchester. 

 Bradford. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Manchester. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Bradford. 

 Manchester. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Bradford. 

 Manchester. 

 Bradford. 

 Manchester. 

 London. 

 Manchester. 

 Bradford. 

 Manchester. 



There are also twenty-six fine specimens of plain and figured silks 

 from Lisbon, manufactured by the Fabrica Nacioiial de Fiaco e Tecidos 

 de Seda, and about fifty specimens of silks from Japan, collected by 

 the United States exploring expedition under the command of Commo- 

 dore Perry, with some rich silk robes and shawls from Japan. 



