Five wooden rods with silkworm cocoons; Cheney Brothers, 1913

Description (Brief):

Five wooden rods with silkworm cocoons; Cheney Brothers, 1913. First draft cocoons. Silk. On wooden rods (5 rods, 31-1/2 in. L) Part of gift illustrating all the steps in making silk textiles at the Cheney Brothers mill in South Manchester, CT. Sales offices: 4th Ave. and 18th St., New York City

Date Made: 1913

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Co Hq: United States: New York, New YorkPlace Made: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, 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.T00134.000Catalog Number: T00134.000Accession Number: 55080

Object Name: Silkworm cocoonssilkworm cocoons

Physical Description: silk (part: material)Measurements: overall: 31 1/2 in; 80.01 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-90a3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_648519

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