"Separating cocoons in their Nests--Japan"; Photograph, 1915. Male and female workers in traditional Japanese dress picking silkworm cocoons from the nesting straw for processing. Keystone Views. One of 46 photographic reproductions of views illustrating sericulture in Japan and silk manufacture in the Cheney Brothers factory in South Manchester, Connecticut. Donated by Cheney Brothers in 1915 for use in the National Museum's Textile Hall. With caption, 12" x 10".