Sample of Cheney Brothers Piedmont Frisons Silk, 1913 Frisons. Boiled off white Piedmont Frisons. Part of gift illustrating all the steps in making silk textiles at the Cheney Brothers mill in South Manchester, CT. Sales offices: 4th Ave. and 18th St., New York City
Date Made: 1913
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityUnited States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
Web Subject: Textile Processing and Production
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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: TE.T00133.000Accession Number: 55080Catalog Number: T00133.000T133
Object Name: Frisons silk samplefrisons silk sample
Physical Description: silk (overall material)white (overall color)Measurements: overall: 6 3/4 in x 13 1/2 in x 14 1/8 in; 17.145 cm x 34.29 cm x 35.8775 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f1e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1160015
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