Cheney Brothers Silk Brocade Upholstery Fabric, 1925
Cheney Brothers Silk Brocade Upholstery Fabric, 1925
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- Description
- Length of Cheney Brothers silk fabric. Jacquard-woven, continuous supplementary weft patterned all-silk fabric composed of spun silk warp with 12 shuttles of different colors of silk producing the figures. Patterned with a 17th century (Baroque) Flemish-style medallion and meander design of urns of flowers and wreaths of flowers, wheat, and grapes in blue, green, purple, and pink on narrow striped yellow ground. Style 4584/4. Wholesaled for $18.75 per yd. (W. 50 in., L. 3 1/3 yds.)
- These furnishing silks were, along with the patterned velvets, represent the most expensive and exclusive textiles that Cheney Brothers produced.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- furnishing fabric
- fabric length
- date made
- 1925
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- associated place
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- Jacquard-woven, compound weave, supplementary weft patterning (overall production method/technique)
- blue; green; pink; purple; yellow (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 11/32 yd x 50 in; 3.04495 m x 127 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T05114.000
- catalog number
- T05114.000
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
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- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silk Industry
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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