Cheney Brothers Printed "Sweetbriar" silk, "Egyptian Stripe" design, 1917
Cheney Brothers Printed "Sweetbriar" silk, "Egyptian Stripe" design, 1917
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- Description
- A length of Cheney Brothers printed "Sweetbriar" tradename silk. Lightweight, plain weave fabric. Design No 78364, "Egyptian Stripe". Color No. 6072/6. The design features vertical stripes, alternating rows of stylized cartouches with hieroglyphics, with bands of scenes from Ancient Egyptian wall paintings separated by architectural elements, flanked by narrow stripes made up of small squares. Colors; green, rose, blue, white, and black. (W. 30 in., L. 36 in.). The limited and somewhat subdued color palette of the 1917 silks may represent the state of the American Dye industry at this stage of World War I, when it was struggling to develop independently of German dye technology.
- 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)
- black (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- pink (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T3663
- accession number
- 60888
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- subject
- American Textile Industry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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