Man's silk scarf or necktie. Made of all-silk, jacquard-woven patterned satin weave; Woven with two shuttles. Holly pattern, in drab, blue, and white on black. Gift of Cheney Brothers, Sept. 22, 1921. Original numbers: 5822 / 160. Note that 19th and early 20th century terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period.
Man's scarf or necktie of silk and wool Jacquard patterned Bengaline (a ribbed weave) with an over-printed Persian-style design. Original numbers 62025 / 163. Gift of Cheney Brothers, Sept 22, 1921.
NB: 1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period [M Shaw, 2018]
Sample length of Cheney Brothers Silk Satin, as it comes off the loom, woven in the gum, 1913. A midweight stiff satin woven in the gum with an Italian reeled silk warp and a 60/1 spun silk weft. Solid off-white with a slight sheen. (W. 30 in., L. 36 in.)
Length of Cheney Brothers Chiffon Taffeta dress silk, 1913. All-silk. Very lightweight plain weave but with a slightly stiff taffeta-like finish. Yarn dyed. Reseda green (a medium leaf-green) (W. 36 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.) The sample was folded along several vertical creases, accelerating severe shattering into eight 4.5"x 36" strips. Cheney Silks retail label glued to corner of sample. The shattering of the silk suggests that this was not a pure-dye fabric, but was weighted with metal salts.
Cheney Brothers Fifth draft frisons. Silk. On wooden rods (5 rods, 29-3/4 in. L) 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
Painted design in three sheets for a printed satin - original design for fabrics T.1041-1043, titled "Bulgarian". Cheney Brothers, 1913. 3 sheets. Com. 4454; Style 3670/4; No. 536. First pencil drawing from "Bulgarian" design; depicting a floral motif and circular shapes incorporated in the design. The top left, top right and bottom left corners are rounded. "1039" written in pencil, in a rectangle in the top left corner. Words written in pencil near the top edge. Other words written in pencil near the center. "19 x 26" written in the bottom right corner. "T1039A" written on the bottom right corner of the verso.
One of two sheets of an enlarged textile design for pantograph plates; for Cheney Brothers printed Samara silk. Fabric sample catalogue number - T2830. Also related to T2829, 3 specimens, zinc plates for pantograph machine.
Length of Cheney Brothers black, purple, and white novelty striped silk ribbon. Equal width stripes of black satin weave and purple corded silk (vertical rib) are separated by by narrow dotted white stripes.. Single faced. 4 1/2" wide. Cheney Brothers was one of the earliest and perhaps the longest-lived of all American silk textile manufacturing companies. Its mill complex was a vertical operation which employed much of the population of South Manchester, Connecticut, for decades.
Cheney Brothers Educational poster. Cheney Silks, Cheney Brothers Manufacturers, South Manchester, CT. American Silk Manufacture, showing some of the steps in the process of silk manufacture within the mill.
A length of Cheney Brothers silk ribbon in dark blue; the face is corded (vertical ribs) reverse is black. Stiff finish. 3 1/2" wide. Called a "scarf ribbon" in the original cataloging. Cheney Brothers was one of the earliest and perhaps the longest-lived of all American silk textile manufacturing companies. Its mill complex was a vertical operation which employed much of the population of South Manchester, Connecticut, for decades.
Length of Cheney Brothers wash silk. Lightweight plain weave, warp striped, yarn dyed. Narrow black and wider white stripes in warp, all white weft. . (W. 32 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.) Used for shirts, blouses, summer dresses, etc.
One of a set, in three sheets, of the enlarged textile design for preparing pantograph plates; to transfer the design to the copper cylinders or rollers to print the design for fabrics T.1041-1043, titled "Bulgarian". Cheney Brothers, 1913. 3 sheets. Com. 4454; Style 3670/4; No. 536. Modernist floral, inspired by Fauve coloring and European modernist styling.
Design depicting a floral motif mostly in black ink with green, red, blue and yellow accent lines. Two flowers with branching stems and leaves, and irregular circular shapes dotting the background. The top left and right corners of the paper are rounded. "1039" written in pencil inside a rectangular box in the top left corner. Indistinct words written in pencil at the top center. Faint pencil sketching and grid lines overall. Small triangular cut-outs in five places along the central axes. "T1039C" written in the bottom right corner. "T1039C" written in top left corner of verso. Pencil sketching on the left side.
Cheney Brothers printed silk twill foulard fabric sample. 1913. Lightweight drapey twill with light sheen. Printed with white figures like interlocking commas on navy blue ground. (W. 23 in., L. 36 in.) Com. 3162; Color 2245/1; Lot 6220
