Pantograph plate, textile printing; Cheney Brothers; 1916

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Pantograph plate for transferring textile design to printing roller. Cheney Brothers, 1916. Pantograph plate of zinc, engraved with design T2827, in preparation for transerring of design to copper printing roller. Set includes the original design, the enlarged design for the pantograph, the zinc pantograph plates, and the finished fabric sample. 3 specimens. A: 17.5" x 22.5"; B: 17" x 17" ; C;???

Date Made: 1916

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester

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.T02829.00CAccession Number: 59386Catalog Number: T02829.00C

Object Name: pantograph plate

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-7e59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1916980

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