Crape
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A short encyclopedia entry defining crape (crêpe) as a thin, loosely woven silk stuff used for clerical dress and mourning. It notes that the raw silk is gummed and twisted on the mill and woven without crossing, and that crapes are either crisped or smooth and are dyed raw.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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