Cheney Brothers Silk furnishing fabric, Louis XVI style, 1913

Description (Brief):

Cheney Brothers silk furnishing fabric, Louis XVI style, 1913. Heavy jacquard-woven compound satin weave for use in upholstery. Pattern is a reproduction of a Rococo into Neo-Classical French fabric from a Marie Antoinette chair. Design features gold and tan musical instruments and wreaths in decorative C-scroll frames and foliate meanders on a pale blue satin ground. (W. 50 in., L. 36 in.) Possibly based on, but not a complete reproduction of, the silk designed by Phillippe de LaSalle for the bedroom of Marie Antoinette at Fontainebleu. Mfrs. #s: Com. 4294; No. 56538; Color 2926/1

Date Made: 1913

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester

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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T01052.000Catalog Number: T01052.000Accession Number: 56298

Object Name: furnishing fabricfabric length

Physical Description: silk (overall material)tcompound satin weave, jacquard-woven (overall production method/technique)light brown, golden yellow, light blue (overall color)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 50 in; 91.44 cm x 127 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-5a46-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_624465

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