One length and one sample cut of Cheney Brothers silk and metal thread dress goods, gold tinsel brocade. Piece dyed, figured fabric #15340, made with silk warp; silk and tinsel filling. Origin of tinsel jacquard design #7453/4380: Chinese pattern in tinsel with wreaths and characters on peach satin ground. Color Peach. Wholesale $8 per yard. A- (W. 40 in., L. 4 yds.); B- (W. 32 in., L. 6 in.)
Date Made: 1925
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South ManchesterAssociated Place: United States: New York, New York City
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.T05141.A-BAccession Number: 87434Catalog Number: T05141.A-B
Object Name: dress silkfabric lengths
Physical Description: silk (overall material)metal thread (overall material)gold tinsel brocade (overall style)jacquard; compound weave; piece-dyed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 144 in x 40 in; 365.76 cm x 101.6 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0844-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1161212
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