Cheney Brothers Printed Novelty "Zantine Silk", 1917
Cheney Brothers Printed Novelty "Zantine Silk", 1917
- Description (Brief)
- Length of a Cheney Brothers printed novelty apparel silk with a modernist geometric design. A soft and drapey plain weave fabric. Print is an all over conventionalized 'Egyptian' geometric arc pattern in tan, red, green, lavender, and purple. Sample has significant fading, portions of the lavender areas are pink. (W. 40 in., L. 36 in.) Mfr.# 55895. Small sample cut, 7" L x 33" W, also in collection (.00B).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- printed silk
- fabric length
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- plain weave; cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)
- red (overall color)
- tan (overall color)
- green (overall color)
- purple (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T03852.00A
- catalog number
- T03852.00A
- accession number
- 61753
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- Cheney Brothers
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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