Cheney Brothers "Venetian Velvet" furnishing fabric, 1913
Cheney Brothers "Venetian Velvet" furnishing fabric, 1913
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- Description (Brief)
- Length of Cheney Brothers "Venetian Velvet" furnishing fabric, 1913. Solid cut pile velvet. Silk pile warp, cotton ground warp and weft. Company describes it as a "Reproduction of an antique Venetian velvet". The tan ground shows slightly through the green pile, which has been pressed flat. Construction; pile weave, cut velvet. Yarns: warp – tan, weft – tan, pile – green. (36" L x 50" W)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- furnishing fabric
- fabric length
- silk velvet
- date made
- 1913
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- made at
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester
- Physical Description
- silk, cotton (overall material)
- pile weave; solid cut pile (overall production method/technique)
- green, tan (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 50 in; 91.44 cm x 127 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T00075
- catalog number
- T00075.000
- accession number
- 55080
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silk Industry
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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