id:			111572
accession number:	1930.140
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.140
updated:		2025-12-28 21:26:33.526000

Zambezi, 1929. H. R. Mallinson and Company (United States, 1895–1952). Silk: plain weave, roller printed; overall: 47.6 x 63.2 cm (18 3/4 x 24 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of H. R. Mallinson Company, 1930.140

title:				Zambezi
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creation date:			1929
creation date earliest:		1929
creation date latest:		1929
current location:		234 Textile Gallery
creditline:			Gift of H. R. Mallinson Company
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culture:	America, New York
technique:	silk: plain weave, roller printed
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

* H. R. Mallinson and Company (United States, 1895–1952)  - designed by
Five years after its founding in 1895 by Moses Charles Migel and G. J. Newitter as Newitter and Migel to produce high end silks for wealthy New Yorkers, Migel and the company’s head of sales, Hiram Royal Mallinson, bought out Newitter. In 1915 the company was sold to Mallinson and became H. R. Mallinson and Co. H. R. Mallinson established the company as one the most innovative silk manufacturers in the nation. Mallinson silks were featured in a 1919 exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, as well as at annual industrial arts exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the years immediately following the first World War, America turned inwards, looking to promote more “homegrown“ production. In 1929 Mallinson created a line of silks known as the Early American series. Depicting patriotic themes, their aim was to promote the ideals of loyalty, integrity, and bravery. Mallinson did not publicly identify their textile designers, so in many cases we do not know who designed a specific print. H. R. Mallinson died in 1931, and the Great Depression and the advent of synthetic fibers negatively impacted America’s silk industry, including Mallinson.
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measurements: Overall: 47.6 x 63.2 cm (18 3/4 x 24 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art Deco
	opening date:   1973-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>Art Deco</i>. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1973-January 27, 1974).

	title:		American Printed Silks, 1927–1947
	opening date:   2025-11-09T05:00:00
	<i>American Printed Silks, 1927–1947</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 2025-November 8, 2026).

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