Original Design for "Bulgarian" printed satin, Cheney Brothers, 1913

Description (Brief):

Original Design for "Bulgarian" printed satin, Cheney Brothers, 1913. The original painted design from T-1038, Bulgarian design on dark blue ground. Mfrs numbers: Com. 2588; Style 2462/9; No. 542. Part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, fabrics, original designs, and printing tools given by Cheney Brothers, one of the earliest and largest of America's silk manufacturers, in 1913.

Date Made: 1913

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

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

Web Subject: Textile Processing and Production

Subject:

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T01036.000Catalog Number: T01036.000Accession Number: 56298

Object Name: textile design

Physical Description: paper, pigment (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-f3ab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_644392

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