Cheney Brothers Printed Silver Tinsel Silk Brocade, 1925

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Description:

One length and one sample cut of Cheney Brothers silk and metal thread dress goods (2 pieces). Printed silver tinsel brocade. Jacquard-woven figured fabric #14966, made with silk warp; silk and tinsel filling. Origin of tinsel jacquard design #7455/2518/9 : Overprinted with Chinese Buddha design in pinkish-red and medium blue on light ground. Wholesale $10.50 per yard. A- (W32 in., L. 4 in.); B- (W. 40 in., L. 120 in.)

Date Made: 1925

Location: Currently not on view

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

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Cheney Brothers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T05137.A-BAccession Number: 87434Catalog Number: T05137.A-B

Object Name: dress silkfabric lengths

Physical Description: warp, silk (overall material)filling, silk and tinsel (overall material)silver tinsel brocade (overall style)weaving (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 40 in; 101.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0af8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1161196

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