1971
Fabric sample
Red, pint, green & gold screen printed cotton fabric; Raw edges secured with overlock stitching; label notes design taken from actual photographs of moonrocks; Paper accession card notes end uses: apparel, scarves, ties, draperies; $9.50/yd screen printed info on fabric’s selvedge edge - “COHAMA @ VAT SCREEN PRINT “MOONROCK” #1DESIGN (C) PATTERN RIGHTS, INC. Fabric FLuoridized with DuPONT TOTAL ACTION ZEPEL (R) Spo; & Stain Repeller” Note color registry off on last 2 color squares Paper label - “Cohama Decorative Fabrics; Style: Moonrocks; Color: 8-Ruby/Amethyst; Width 54/56 ins; Repeat 24 ins; Content 100% cotton; VATS PERM. FINISH WITH T.A. ZEPEL; L55.42.6-68; RN 14257; COHN-HALL-MARX Co. 214 Madison Avenue, N.Y.C 10016, United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc. Fabric Label - “New total action DuPont REPEL Soil/Stain repeller; Fabric approved for soil and stain resistance by Better Fabrics Testing Bureau; ZE PEL forms a fluorochemical shield around all the fibers in this fabric to make it soil resistant. Wet stains in most cases can be blotted off. If spills escape notice and dry into unsightly spots they usually can be removed easily with water or spot remover. - resists soiling - resists oily and greasy stains - sheds water - protection lasts through repeated washings or dry cleanings A-92548 Printed in USA” Blue paper label - “”Moonrocks” colourful natural designs in moon rocks brought back from Apollo Space Missions. The design on this fabric is literally “from the moon”. It is... “the actual photomicrograph of the thin slice of the moon rock picked off the lunar landscape by Astronauts Conrad and Bean during their Apollo 12 mission to the moon. “ “The moon rock forming these unique visual patterns is estimated to be 3.5 and 4.6 billion years old - the scientifically accepted age of the earth itself” “Magnified over 100 times and photographed under polarized light for scientific analysis, the “out of this world” moon rock - the most exotic material known to man - shows its mineral content in the different colors of each mineral in this design” ““Cohama Decorative Fabrics; United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc.; 214 Madison Avenue, N.Y.C 10016
Provenance:
Mechling, Thomas B.N
Construction Label:
screen printed
1993T 1971.1282
Red, pint, green & gold screen printed cotton fabric; Raw edges secured with overlock stitching; label notes design taken from actual photographs of moonrocks; Paper accession card notes end uses: apparel, scarves, ties, draperies; $9.50/yd screen printed info on fabric’s selvedge edge - “COHAMA @ VAT SCREEN PRINT “MOONROCK” #1DESIGN (C) PATTERN RIGHTS, INC. Fabric FLuoridized with DuPONT TOTAL ACTION ZEPEL (R) Spo; & Stain Repeller” Note color registry off on last 2 color squares Paper label - “Cohama Decorative Fabrics; Style: Moonrocks; Color: 8-Ruby/Amethyst; Width 54/56 ins; Repeat 24 ins; Content 100% cotton; VATS PERM. FINISH WITH T.A. ZEPEL; L55.42.6-68; RN 14257; COHN-HALL-MARX Co. 214 Madison Avenue, N.Y.C 10016, United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc. Fabric Label - “New total action DuPont REPEL Soil/Stain repeller; Fabric approved for soil and stain resistance by Better Fabrics Testing Bureau; ZE PEL forms a fluorochemical shield around all the fibers in this fabric to make it soil resistant. Wet stains in most cases can be blotted off. If spills escape notice and dry into unsightly spots they usually can be removed easily with water or spot remover. - resists soiling - resists oily and greasy stains - sheds water - protection lasts through repeated washings or dry cleanings A-92548 Printed in USA” Blue paper label - “”Moonrocks” colourful natural designs in moon rocks brought back from Apollo Space Missions. The design on this fabric is literally “from the moon”. It is... “the actual photomicrograph of the thin slice of the moon rock picked off the lunar landscape by Astronauts Conrad and Bean during their Apollo 12 mission to the moon. “ “The moon rock forming these unique visual patterns is estimated to be 3.5 and 4.6 billion years old - the scientifically accepted age of the earth itself” “Magnified over 100 times and photographed under polarized light for scientific analysis, the “out of this world” moon rock - the most exotic material known to man - shows its mineral content in the different colors of each mineral in this design” ““Cohama Decorative Fabrics; United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc.; 214 Madison Avenue, N.Y.C 10016
Provenance:
Mechling, Thomas B.N
Construction Label:
screen printed
1993T 1971.1282