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Scarf: Samuel Slater, father of American manufacturers
Title
Scarf: Samuel Slater, father of American manufacturers
Object name
Kerchief
Date
ca. 1890
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 23 1/2 x 26 in. ( 59.7 x 66 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved kerchief with engraved portrait of Samuel Slater in the center; in the corners are four buildings related to manufacuring or Slater in Pawtucket, RI: Pawtucket Falls and Bridge, Old Slater Sunday School, Old Slater Mill, and David Harley & Co.; printed in black ink on a white ground; decorative border.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1945.148
Marks
printed: in center: "Samuel Slater/ THE FATHER OF/ AMERICAN MANUFACTURES."
printed: in corners: "DAVID HARLEY & CO.,/ MERCHANTS EXCHANGE/ PARK PLACE AND MAIN STREET/ PAWTUCKET./ R.I./ OLD SLATER SUNDAY SCHOOL./ PAWTUCKET. R. I./ FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL/ IN AMERICA./ PAWTUCKET FALLS/ AND BRIDGE,/ 1890./ OLD SLATER MILL./ PAWTUCKET. R. I./ FIRST COTTON MILL/ IN AMERICA."
printed: across bottom: "ENGRAVED AT JAMES PROVAN & SONS, PROV. R.I. CRANSTON PRINT WORKS CO. CRANSTON, R.I. PRINTERS"
Gallery Label
Samuel Slater established the first factory for spinning yarn in the United States in 1790, and later perfected spinning machinery.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
