Sample of silk sliver, Cheney Brothers, 1913
Sample of silk sliver, Cheney Brothers, 1913
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- Description
- Sample of silk sliver, Cheney Brothers, 1913. Sliver (fibers for spun silk, aligned and in a roll). White. First quality. Part of gift illustrating all the steps in making silk textiles at the Cheney Brothers mill in South Manchester, CT. Sales offices: 4th Ave. and 18th St., New York City
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Fiber Sample
- silk sliver
- date made
- 1913
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- Co. HQ
- United States: New York, New York
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 13 in; 5.715 cm x 13.97 cm x 33.02 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T00149
- catalog number
- T00149.000
- accession number
- 55080
- catalog number
- T149
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- Cheney Brothers
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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