Ratteen Explained

Ratteen or ratine^[1] was a thick napped twilled woolen material.^{[2] [3]} Ratteen was produced in France, Italy and Holland. There are several varieties of coarse ratteen, such as drugget, baize and frieze. It was produced in various options; for instance, similar to broadcloth, without shearing the pile and, another one was with friezed nap surface. There was also a mix of wool and linen in 50% ratio. Rattinet (ratinet) was a thinner variety of ratteen.

Notes and References

1. Book: Montgomery, Florence M.. Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth. 1984. New York ; London : Norton. Internet Archive. 978-0-393-01703-8. 331.
2. Book: Bly. Antonio T.. Escaping Servitude: A Documentary History of Runaway Servants in Eighteenth-Century Virginia. Haygood. Tamia. 2014-12-24. Lexington Books. 978-0-7391-9275-7. 426. en.
3. Book: White, Philip L.. The Beekmans of New York in Politics and Commerce, 1647-1877. 1956. New-York Historical Society under a grant from the Beekman Family Association. 653. en.