Sample card
Classification
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of Elinor Merrell
Accession Number
1995-50-6
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Sample Card by American Print Works (ca. 1835)** This intriguing "Sample Card" hails from American Print Works, a pioneering textile firm founded in 1835 in Paterson, New Jersey—a hub of early American industry. Produced around the company's inaugural year, this artifact exemplifies the rapid rise of printed textiles in the United States during the 1830s. As part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, generously bequeathed by Elinor Merrell, it falls under the classification of printed, dyed, and painted textiles, though its exact medium awaits further research. Sample cards ...