Cheney Brothers Printed Silk Satin; Sophie Crownfield; 1913
Cheney Brothers Printed Silk Satin; Sophie Crownfield; 1913
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- Description
- Cheney Brothers Pigment-printed silk satin, 1913. Satin weave silk in pale blue, naturalistic printed design of Cosmos flowers, in a tossed, non-directional layout, in white and pink with twining stems in green and brown. The white sections are matte-finished on both the face and reverse - initial cataloging suggests a pigment print. (Dimensions: W. 30 in., L. 36 in.). Designed by Sophie Crownfield. A second colorway on a pale yellow ground is also in the collection: T01023. Cheney description: "This is a decorative material used for the manufacture of kimonos, sofa cushions, bedspreads, lambrequins, etc." In this instance 'kimono' means women's wrappers or dressing gowns.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- dress silk
- fabric length
- printed silk
- date made
- 1913
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- Co. HQ
- United States: New York, New York
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- made at
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- blue, pink, white, green, brown (overall color)
- satin weave (overall production method/technique)
- cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
- naturalistic floral (overall style)
- DELETE (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T00063
- catalog number
- T00063.000
- accession number
- 55080
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Cheney Brothers
- American Silk Industry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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