Cheney Brothers satin-striped furnishing fabric; 1951

Description:

Second of a set of two Cheney Brothers red silk and cotton satin-striped furnishing / upholstery fabric samples. A mid-to-heavyweight drapey fabric with satin weave stripes on a broken twill ground. Woven with a dull red cotton weft and a bright red silk warp. (W. 48 in., L. 2 yds). Original specimen appears to have been cut into 2 pieces.

Date Made: 1951

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South ManchesterAssociated Place: United States: New York, New York City

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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T10936.00BCatalog Number: T10936.00BAccession Number: 190958

Object Name: furnishing fabricfabric length

Physical Description: silk; cotton (overall material)satin weave (overall production method/technique)red (overall color)satin stripe (overall style)broken twill weave (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 2 yd x 48 in; 1.8288 m x 121.92 cmoverall: 72 in x 48 in; 182.88 cm x 121.92 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-41c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_646447

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