Cheney Brothers Printed Silk Frisons, 1913
Cheney Brothers Printed Silk Frisons, 1913
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- Description (Brief)
- Length of Cheney Brothers printed silk frisons fabric. Plain weave with thick, irregular, slubbed spun silk weft. Printed with modernist design of irregular, multi-color spots in saturated Fauve colors: purple, red, yellow, blue, and green on light brown background. 6"x 8" sample cut from corner of sample. (W. 30 in., L. 36 in.) Com. 3755; No. 77361; Color 3724/2.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- printed silk
- fabric length
- date made
- 1913
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- Physical Description
- spun silk (overall material)
- plain weave, cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
- blue (overall color)
- purple (overall color)
- yellow (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- brown (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T01031.000
- catalog number
- T01031.000
- 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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