Man's silk scarf or necktie; Printed Bengaline; Cheney Brothers, 1921

Description:

Men's silk scarf, made of silk & wool ondule bengaline (Bengaline is a warp-faced ribbed weave fabric) printed in an allover design which suggests the eyes in a peacock's tail. Original model numbers: 60724/198. Gift of Cheney Brothers in 1921.

NB: 1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period

Date Made: 1921

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Co. Hq: United States: New York, New York

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.T04284Accession Number: 67147Catalog Number: T04284

Object Name: scarfnecktie

Physical Description: silk, wool (overall material)plain weave, ribbed; Bengaline (overall production method/technique)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-6c9c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1849657

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