"Printing Foulard - Cheney Brothers Factory"; Photograph, 1915

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"Printing Foulard - Cheney brothers Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Keystone Views. Depicts very large cylinder (copper roller) printing machine with fabric running through the process. One of 46 photographic reproductions of views illustrating sericulture in Japan and silk manufacture in the Cheney Brothers factory in South Manchester, Connecticut. Donated by Cheney Brothers in 1915 for use in the National Museum's Textile Hall. With caption, 12" x 10".

Date Made: 1915

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, Cheney Brothers

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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T19174.045Catalog Number: T19174.045Accession Number: 58893

Object Name: Photograph

Measurements: overall: 12 in x 10 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-3541-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_643404

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