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Box of silk cocoons from Centennial Exhibition
Object name
Box of silk cocoons from Centennial Exhibition
Date
1875-1876
Medium
Paper, organic material
Dimensions
overall (in box): 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Purple cardboard box with removable lid containing four silk worm cocoons.
Object Number
INV.10097a-f
Marks
printed: top of box: "JOSEPH NEWUMANN. / SILK WORM . MALE MOTHS FEMALE / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL."
handwritten: on bottom of box, on label: "25."
printed: on paper insert: ""JOS. NEWMANN, / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. / AT THE CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PHILADELPHIA. / American Silk Department, Main Building. / A 17, 18, Agricultural Hall, And the California Centennial Building."
Gallery Label
These souvenir cocoons were from the American Silk Department segment of the Centennial International Exhibition of Philadelphia. The paper insert describes the commercial production of spun silk.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
