Cheney Brothers Border Print Silk Satin, 1913

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Description (Brief):

Sample length of a Cheney Brothers silk satin with a printed border design. The design is printed vertically along one selvage, for use as a border. Clematis flowers in alternating colors: light oranges with yellow-tan centers and black details, black and shades of gray with orange details, against a band of 'water' in shades of blue, with a dark blue field. (W. 30 in.,)

Date Made: 1913

Maker: Cheney Brothers

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New YorkUnited States: Connecticut, Manchester, South ManchesterMade At: United States: Connecticut, 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.T00060Catalog Number: T00060.000Accession Number: 55080

Object Name: printed silkfabric lengthdress silk

Physical Description: silk (overall material)blues, black, grays, light oranges, tan (overall color)border print (overall style)clematis (overall pattern)satin weave, cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-0281-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_624196

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