Length of Cheney Brothers silk taffeta ribbon that ombres (shades) from white to green. Finished with a moire (embossed wavy line) pattern. 4 3/16" 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.
Enlarged textile design for pantograph plates; Cheney Brothers, 1916. Enlarged version of floral design T2831, used for transferring the designs to the pantograph plates. Design for a printed FLorentine silk, T2834. 6 specimens, Dimesnions listed as 19.5" x 29" and 19" x 26". Set includes the original design T2831, and the pantograph plates, T2833 (6 specimens) used on the pantograph machine to transfer the design to the copper printing roller.
Length of Cheney Brothers silk Charmeuse. A fine, soft satin weave dress silk, with a very lustrous face. All silk. Piece dyed in lilac (medium reddish-purple). "Cheney Silks" stamp at bottom cut edge. (W. 45 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.)
Length of Cheney Brothers black silk velvet ribbon. Width = 48''''(lignes) x 4 yds 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.
Two identical lengths of Jacquard-figured, silk pile furnishing fabric; having ground and pile warps of organzine silk, and cotton filling in the back. Style #23/901 Large conventional pattern (Pompeian) in wine color velvet pile on golden tan ground. Wholesale $18.00 a Yard. Piece B originally cut from Piece A. Mill: Cheney Brothers, South Manchester, Conn.
Voided velvet, silk pile and face and cotton back.
Man's silk scarf (neckwear) of purple bengaline, a warp-faced plain weave with a pronounced crosswise rib, by Cheney Brothers, 1913. 1 tie, cut on the bioas and sewn to shape; ends are pointed, one end wider than the other. Solid color. Unlined. Purple dye is fading unevenly.
Original Design for "Bulgarian" printed satin, Cheney Brothers, 1913. The original painted design from T-1038, Bulgarian design on dark blue ground. Mfrs numbers: Com. 2588; Style 2462/9; No. 542. Part of a large donation of fibers, yarns, fabrics, original designs, and printing tools given by Cheney Brothers, one of the earliest and largest of America's silk manufacturers, in 1913.
Boy's cravat of silk and cotton; Woven in tubular form with ombre stripe pattern in green on blue, with reverse side in plain blue. Original number 149. 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.
Cheney Brothers Second 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
Cheney Brothers men's tubular woven cravats (neckwear) in the piece, as it comes from the loom, three ties in one long piece. 1913. Dark red satin weave, with with a center red ombre stripe. This object was originally a single length; at some point in its life here at NMAH it ihas been cut into two pieces; each piece has one and one half tie lengths. Numbering is now T01000.001 and .002.
Length of Cheney Brothers chiffon velvet. Piece dyed organzine pile fabric #15c, with ground warp and filling of organzine silk. Used for dresses, cloaks, wraps, etc. Color: Conch (peach) #6521. Wholesale $6.00 per yard.
Sample length of Cheney Brothers lightweight panne velvet, 1913, Solid color, solid cut pile velvet. Lightweight. Probably an artificial silk pile on a silk ground. Deep blue, lustrous pile, pressed flat; Ground warp and weft in the same shade of blue, probably silk. Significant discoloration on one half of sample. (W. 20-1/2 in., L. 1 yard.) Millinery or trimming style velvet.
Cheney Brothers piece-dyed "Showerproof" Silk Foulard, 1913. Lightweight 2-up, 2-down twill weave. Piece dyed in Navy Blue. "Showerproof" quality and trade name, indicating it would not spot in light rain. (W. 23 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.). Trade materials indicate that this quality was made from "Japan reeled silk warp and weft". It was also a commonly used print cloth, for women's apparel. Foulard was also used for men's neckwear.
Cheney Brothers Educational poster with dress silk samples. Sample card showing some types of dress goods. Cheney Silks, Cheney Brothers Manufacturers, South Manchester, CT. 7 solid color samples blue, gray, pink shades, 1 striped in green. All glued to card.
Second of a set of two Cheney Brothers red silk and cotton satin-striped furnishing / upholstery fabric samples. A mid-to-heavyweight drapey fabric with satin weave stripes on a broken twill ground. Woven with a dull red cotton weft and a bright red silk warp. (W. 48 in., L. 2 yds). Original specimen appears to have been cut into 2 pieces.
