Cheney Brothers Silk Upholstery Fabric "Brocatelle", 1925
Cheney Brothers Silk Upholstery Fabric "Brocatelle", 1925
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- Description
- Length of Cheney Brothers silk upholstery fabric. A Jacquard-woven, continuous weft patterned heavy fabric, having a spun silk warp and 9 shuttles of silk weft which float on the surface to create the pattern; with a linen ground weft. The design is a Venetian Baroque-inspired pattern of conventionalized flowers and urns within an ogee grid of scrolls, (#4540/3); Colors are green, blue, rose, gold, brown, lavender, on drab or dull beige ground. Wholesaled for $17 per yd. Retail tag with Cheney Silks logo stapled to corner of fabric length. (W. 50 in., L. 320 in.)
- 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; linen (overall material)
- shuttle woven (overall production method/technique)
- brown; blue; green; pink; yellow; grey (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 320 in x 50 in; 812.8 cm x 127 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T05112.000
- catalog number
- T05112.000
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
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- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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