Lily Mills hand weaving yarns

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Lily Mills hand weaving yarns

Entry/Object ID

2020.150

Description

Box of seven spools of identical off-white cotton warp yarns. Top of the box reads: “Lily Hand Weaving Yarns -- Fast Colors Uniform Quality.”

Category

Fiber

Made/Created

Artist

Lily Mills Co.

Date made

circa 1955

Place

City

Shelby, NC

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

yarn, weaving

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Box

Height

14.3 cm

Width

22.1 cm

Parts

Count

9

Parts

One box, and eight cotton yarn spools.

Materials

Material

Cotton, Yarn

Material Notes

Cotton yarns are plied and z-twisted.

Color

White, Blue, Red

Location

Box

Box 28

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio