Bag of white silk cocoons, 1913; from Cheney Brothers

Description:

Cheney Brothers gift of bag of white silkworm cocoons. 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

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New YorkUnited States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T00109Accession Number: 55080Catalog Number: T00109

Object Name: Cocoons.cocoons, silkworm

Physical Description: glass (overall material)silk, sericin (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 1/4 in x 4 in; 33.655 cm x 10.16 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-cc42-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1835336

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