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Laying Mash

Furnishing Fabric
1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton calico. Printed with a repeating reproduction of the bag label for Jim Dandy Laying Mash (chickenfeed) and includes a picture of a chicken and two eggs in nesting-boxes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLaying Mash (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Roller-printed cotton calico
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Laying Mash' of roller-printed cotton calico, made by Avondale Mills Inc., United States, 1971
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of roller-printed cotton calico. Printed with a repeating reproduction of the bag label for Jim Dandy Laying Mash (chickenfeed) and includes a picture of a chicken and two eggs in nesting-boxes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36in
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'Jim / DanDY / Laying Mash / (BREEDER) / (CRUMBLE FORM) / NET WT. 10 LBS. / MANUFACTURED BY / THE / JIM DANDY / CO.' [with image of a chicken and two eggs] (Printed text of reproduced label)
Credit line
Given by Avondale Mills Inc.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.19-1972

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2008
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