Cheney Brothers Printed "Sweetbriar" silk, "Vine & Basket" design, 1917
Cheney Brothers Printed "Sweetbriar" silk, "Vine & Basket" design, 1917
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- Description (Brief)
- A length of Cheney Brothers printed "Sweetbriar" tradename silk. Lightweight, slightly sheer, plain weave fabric. Design No. 65974, "Vine and Baskets" Color No. 8051/4. Design: Green, pink, orange, yellow, black flowering vines in blue and green baskets. Vines form hexagons on white ground. Design is somewhat modernist in styling - simplified forms, but in a Neo-Classical arrangement. (W. 30 in., 36 in.)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- fabric length
- printed silk
- date made
- 1917
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- sold
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- plain weave, printed (overall production method/technique)
- white (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- orange (overall color)
- yellow (overall color)
- pink (overall color)
- black (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T3661
- accession number
- 60888
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- See more items in
- American Silk Industry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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