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Black fabric with selvedges

mid to late 20th century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A panel of black fabric with selvedges. The rectangular panel of fabric has selvedges which run along the direction of the grain. The cross-grain edges of the fabric are left raw. A rectangular shaped portion of the fabric is cut out at one corner.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2007.3.918

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