Man's silk cravat; Gift of Cheney Brothers, Sept. 22 1921. All silk; Jacquard woven pattern. Woven in tubular form. Warp printed large cone (paisley?) pattern in variegated colors, red predominating, on a black ground. Original number 3075. Original number 4163.
NB: 1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Cravat was correct for the period.
Sample of Cheney Brothers midweight solid cut pile silk velvet in black. Silk pile warp; cotton ground warp and weft. Steep twill selvage in white cotton.. (W. 18 in., L. 1 yard.). Possibly a millinery or trimming fabric as it is a narrow fabric off the loom.
A length of Cheney Brothers printed Bengaline tie silk, 1925. An all-silk fabric, horizontally or crosswise ribbed or corded, and printed with a large Roman-style plaid (#57), in red blue and tan. 6"x8" sample cut from corner. (W. 24 in., 36 in.) Com. # 6178
Cheney Brothers silk barathea cravat or necktie, 1913. Man's silk cravat, barathea - a textured weave of tiny bars - in a dark blue, tubular weave. Termed a cravat in the original cataloging.
Sample length of Cheney Brothers lightweight silk satin, with a printed peony pattern. Border design of large peonies in pinks and reds against a background of small white flowers with yellow centers and green leaves and stems. Champagne (light beige) ground. CB logo tag stapled to corner of sample (W. 30 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.)
Cheney Brothers printed novelty modernist design silk fabric sample cut. 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. Mfr.# 55895. Small sample cut, 7" L x 33" W; Full selvage width length of same pattern, (W. 40 in., L. 36 in.) also in collection (.00A).
Sample length of Cheney Brothers silk foulard print cloth, 1913. Twill woven foulard. Slightly sheer, lightweight, drapey fabric with slight sheen. A process sample, undyed, "boiled off, ready for printing." (W. 23 in., L. 36 in.) Com. 3220. Original sample sent was 2 1/2 yards in length.
Length of Cheney Brothers Wash silk fabric. Lightweight plain weave. Yarn dyed. Green striped white with black accent pinstripe. Cheney Silks retail label attached to length with glue or adhesive. (W. 32 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.). A page from a Cheney Silks sales sample book, in the DOT study sample files, shows four additional colorways.
Man's silk scarf or necktie. Made of silk and wool "Ondule Bengaline" in plain dark blue. Original numbers: 6073/154. 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.
Length of Cheney Brothers double-faced pink silk ribbon with taffeta and satin faces. 5 5/16" 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 silk and worsted wool bengaline fabric sample. A process sample; Woven in the gum from Italian reeled silk warp and 3/75 gassed worsted weft. Ribbed warp-faced plain weave in off-white,undyed, as it came from the loom. Fabric has some holes and shattering throughout. (W. 24 in., L. 36 in.)
Man's silk scarf or necktie; Made of silk and wool; ground weave is a Bengaline rib; Jacquard woven leaf pattern; Color: Blue. Gift of Cheney Brothers, Sept. 22, 1921. Original model numbers: 6466 / 198
NB: 1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period
Man's silk scarf (neckwear); Cheney Brothers, red silk warp-faced plain weave with a pronounced crosswise rib; called Ottoman, 1913. Moire finish (also called watered effect, done by folding and pressing the fabric, which flattens the ribs against each other and creates a repeating wavy effect, or can also be done by simply embossing an engraved design on the surface of the fabric). One piece, cut on the bias, shaped with pointed ends, wider at one end than the other, and sewn. Unlined. Solid red moire.
Cheney Brothers men's dark blue satin weave tubular cravats, in the piece, 1913. Plain satin as it came from the loom; three ties in one length. Dark blue. Tubular weave. Originally a single length, at some point in the past this was cut into two lengths, each containing one and one-half tie lengths. (The numbering reflects that this is now 2 pieces: T01002.001, and .002)
Man's neckwear; Cheney Brothers, silk crepe de chine, 1913. Man's silk scarf or necktie of bright pink silk crepe de chine. 1 tie. Cut on the bias and shaped to be wider at one end than the other. Pointed ends. Unlined.
Length of Cheney Brothers silk twill foulard, a process sample, as it comes off the loom, woven in the gum, 1913. Slightly sheer, fairly stiff, twill-woven foulard. Woven in the gum of Japan reeled silk tram in both the warp and weft. Undyed, solid off white. A red stain in one corner. (W. 23 in., 36 in.)
Original design for Cheney Brothers printed Samara silk. Fabric sample catalogue number - T2830. Sheet size 20" x 26" 1 specimen. Related to T2828, 2 specimens, enlarged design for pantograph plates; and T2829, 3 specimens, zinc plates for pantograph machine.
