"Quilling--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Woman worker tending quilling machine, that winds the quills of silk weft threads that fit into the shuttles for weaving. Keystone View Co. One of 46 photographic reproductions of views illustrating sericulture in Japan and silk manufacture in the Cheney Brothers factory in South Manchester, Connecticut. Donated by Cheney Brothers in 1915 for use in the National Museum's Textile Hall. With caption, 12" x 10".
"Opening Bales of Raw Silk--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; Photograph, 1915. Keystone Views. Two men opening bales of silk skeins wrapped in woven matting in large warehouse. One of 46 photographic reproductions of views illustrating sericulture in Japan and silk manufacture in the Cheney Brothers factory in South Manchester, Connecticut. Donated by Cheney Brothers in 1915 for use in the National Museum's Textile Hall. With caption, 12" x 10".
Sample of Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc. silk furnishing velvet, 1915. All silk, machine made pile fabric used for draperies and upholstery. Color: green. Width: 50"
Sample of Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc. lightweight silk drapery velvet, 1915. All silk, machine made pile fabric used for draperies. Color: crimson. Width: 50"
Man's silk and cotton string necktie. Woven in tubular form. Dark blue Bengaline with blue, white, and gold warp stripes; the reverse side is plain blue.
Original number 120. Gift of Cheney Brothers, Sept. 22, 1921.
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.
Cheney Brothers man's silk neckwear - scarf or necktie, of woven bengaline (a ribbed or corded silk fabric) printed with a large Roman plaid in red, blue, and natural); 1925 = Pattern #57, shape 264. (Cat.# T05143)
"General View of Weaving Room--Cheney Brothers' Factory"; photograph, 1915. Overall view of weave room with long rows of looms and the belt drive system overhead. Glimpses of weavers, giving an idea of how many looms were tended by each weaver. Keystone Views. One of 46 photographic reproductions of views illustrating sericulture in Japan and silk manufacture in the Cheney Brothers factory in South Manchester, Connecticut. Donated by Cheney Brothers in 1915 for use in the National Museum's Textile Hall. With caption, 12" x 10".
Sidney Blumenthal & Co. silk plush portiere, "Fortuna"; 1915. Two curtains woven separately and then joined to make a single portiere, or doorway curtain. The center is plain, the border has what the original cataloger called a "conventional" pattern.Two colors: Old Rose and Copenhagen blue. "Fortuna" silk plush.
Sample of Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc. silk drapery velvet, "Blenheim",1915. All silk, machine made pile fabric used for draperies. Color: cerise. 'Antique' velvet style. Width: 50"
Sample of Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc. silk streaked drapery and furnishing velvet, 1915. All silk, machine made pile fabric used for draperies and upholstery. Color: rose. Width: 50"
Sample of Sidney Blumenthal & Co. Inc. silk drapery and furnishing velvet, 1915. All silk, machine made pile fabric used for draperies and furnishings. Color: blue. Width: 50"
An imported plain weave fabric with a fine cross-ribbed appearance: "Taffeta" silk dress fabric; Sold for $1.50 per yard at Lansburgh & Bro., 420-430 7th St., Washington, DC; Jan 29 115. Width: 36" Manufactured by Sands & Co. (country of origin not given, but noted as 'imported'; 1915.
Part of a purchase of silks, mostly American made, by the museum in 1915. Perhaps included as a sample of the competition American silk mills faced from abroad.
Cheney Brothers men's tubular woven cravats, in the piece, 1913. Fancy accordion weave, as it came from the loom. Red and black vertical striping with horizontal ribbed multicolor bands at 2" intervals. Three ties in one long piece, originally donated as one length containing three ties, this textile has been cut at some point in its life at NMAH into two separate lengths, each containing one and one-half ties. The records are now numbered to reflect that, T01001.001, and .002
Man's silk scarf or necktie; Made of crepe faille; Printed in floral pattern. Colors: White on green. Gift of Cheney Brothers; Sept. 22, 1921. Original numbers: 5113169 / 163.
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 or necktie; Made of crepe faille printed in five colors in a feather pattern, with dark blue predominating. Original numbers 5113180 / 192. 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 Printed in 5 color feather pattern.
Man's cravat of silk and cotton; Woven in tubular form. 3 blue and black satin warp stripes on black bengaline on face; with reverse side a fancy weave in black. Original number 132. 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.
Woven necktie or scarf of silk and wool, in an ondule bengaline structure (irregular, wavy, weft rib); printed in an allover pattern suggesting autumn leaves. Manufactured by Cheney Brothers; given in 1921.
NB: 1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period .
