Cheney Brothers "Wash Silk", 1913

Description (Brief):

Length of Cheney Brothers Wash silk fabric. Lightweight plain weave. Yarn dyed. Green striped white with black accent pinstripe. Cheney Silks retail label attached to length with glue or adhesive. (W. 32 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.). A page from a Cheney Silks sales sample book, in the DOT study sample files, shows four additional colorways.

Date Made: 1913

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

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

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silk Industry, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T00035Catalog Number: T00035.000Accession Number: 55080

Object Name: dress silkfabric length

Physical Description: silk (overall material)warp stripes (overall pattern)white, green, black (overall color)plain weave, yarn-dyed (overall production method/technique)wash silk (overall style)Measurements: overall: 54 in x 32 in; 137.16 cm x 81.28 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6b0b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_624175

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