Man's cravat of silk and cotton. Woven in tubular form. An extra white silk warp forms pin dot on a ground of dark green bengaline (ribbed weave); the reverse side is plain green. Original number 156. Gift of Cheney Brothers, Sept. 22, 1921.
NB: 1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Cravat was correct for the period.
Length of Cheney Brothers lightweight silk and wool fabric, called Bengaline, with crosswise ribs. 1913. Plain weave, warp-faced, with fine horizontal ribbing. Silk warp and fine wool weft. Piece dyed. Light gray. (W. 24 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.) Soft hand.
Stack of swatches of printed cotton fabrics attached with one brass tack. Patterns of dots, circles,and X's & O's in rainbow colors.
Marked on glued paper label: "Schill, Seebohm & Lo. (/) Limited, (/) Manchester (/) No 38332 (/) Pulgs 29 inch (/) Yardas 130y (/) Por Yarda 37/8 pence (/) Kilos 8.60/9.05 (/) Por 130 Yardas (/) Necesitamos Yardas (/) por dibujo o color."
Strip of woven wool apparel fabric. Navy blue worsted wool with a lighter blue stripe woven into the selvage. Marked on red and white glued paper label: "Manchester (/) 40 in- wide 16 cts"
Consular Collection: Part of collection of samples acquired by US Consuls overseas between about 1898 and 1918, in the interests of promoting US trade and business opportunities; which was transferred by the Dept. of Commerce in the 1920s-30s.
Textile Sample, plain weave cotton folded and tied together at selvages with pink yarn: White shirting, (box 9). White shirting sample. “Box 10, Sample No.11. Scoured cambric 23 square (per ¼ inch) 44”, 43 yards, 16s, 8d, c.i.f Japan. Sent by Special Agent Clark from Japan. Approx. 4 by 4 inches. Company label on samples, “Jaffe & Sons, Manchester”. Production information printed with cloth, “No. NIW 2023”, “101”, “24 yds”. Label or symbol is an elephant standing on a tapped barrel, printed in blue.
Original colored design for fabric #T2834 showing 4 color variations. 5 specimens. 9.5" x 12.5" Design for a printed Florentine silk. In addition to the silk sample and original design, this set includes the enlarged design for the pantograph plates and the zinc plates, T2832 and T2833.
Original colored design for fabric #T2834 showing 4 color variations. 5 specimens. 9.5" x 12.5" Design for a printed Florentine silk. In addition to the silk sample and original design, this set includes the enlarged design for the pantograph plates and the zinc plates, T2832 and T2833.
Original colored design for fabric #T2834 showing 4 color variations. 5 specimens. 9.5" x 12.5" Design for a printed Florentine silk. In addition to the silk sample and original design, this set includes the enlarged design for the pantograph plates and the zinc plates, T2832 and T2833.
Original colored design for fabric #T2834 showing 4 color variations. 5 specimens. 9.5" x 12.5" Design for a printed Florentine silk. In addition to the silk sample and original design, this set includes the enlarged design for the pantograph plates and the zinc pantograph plates, T2832 and T2833.
Cheney Brothers painted textile design for printed Crepe Velour. Original colored designs for fabric T2826, also in this donation. 2 specimens: 11" x 12" (A) and 6" x 15" (B). The designs illustrate three different colorways. The set for this design also includes the enlarged design for the pantograph plates (T2824) and a set of 2 pantograph plates (T2825).
Cheney Brothers painted textile design for printed Crepe Velour. Original colored designs for fabric T2826, also in this donation. 2 specimens: 11" x 12" and 6" x 15". The designs illustrate three different colorways. The set for this design also includes the enlarged design for the pantograph plates (T2824) and a set of 2 pantograph plates (T2825).
