Length of Cheney Brothers wash silk. Lightweight plain weave with warp stripes. Yarn dyed. Narrow blue stripes (in warp only) on white ground; white weft. (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.T00038Catalog Number: T00038.000Accession Number: 55080
Object Name: dress silkfabric lengthfabric sample
Physical Description: silk (overall material)warp stripes (overall pattern)blue, white (overall color)plain weave, yarn-dyed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 54 in x 32 in; 137.16 cm x 81.28 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4d11-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_624178
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