Floral Bungalow Cretonne Yardage, circa 1930
THF807657 / Floral Bungalow Cretonne Yardage, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
Fabrics like this "Bungalow" floral print allowed home sewists to make their own trendy clothing and upholstery. After Matthew C. D. Borden incorporated his family's Massachusetts-based printing company in 1880, the company sold textiles under the name Borden Fabrics. By the 1910s, Borden Fabrics was the largest producer of printed cotton material in the United Sates.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Yardage
Date Made
circa 1930
Creators
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in The Gallery by GM
Object ID
2017.84.1856
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum, donated to ATHM by Doris Cadrette.
Material
Cloth
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Width: 37.25 in
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