Cheney Brothers point paper, design for furnishing fabric, 1 of 8 sheets for this design, 1913. Painted design on square paper for T-1056 fabric sample, a figured weave with a gray-green ground. Mfrs. #s: Com. 4629; Style 3272. 8 sheets, A through H. Point papers were used to plot a design out for cutting the cards for Jacquard-loom-woven textiles.
Skein of Cheney Brothers Dyed Silk Yarn, 1913. Blue. 1 skein. 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
Length of a Cheney Brothers silk neckwear fabric. Drapey satin fabric, jacquard woven with two shuttles, meant to be used for men's neckwear. Conventionalized floral meander pattern in purple, with shading effects, on black ground. Some shattering in center of sample. (W. 24 in., 36 in.).