Cheney Brothers "Satin Panne" dress silk, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Length of Cheney Brothers "Satin Panne" dress silk, 1913. High sheen satin weave; soft hand, medium weight. Piece dyed. Pale Blue. Cheney Silks label glued to sample identifies it as "satin panne". 4 in. square cut from corner of the length.(W. 45 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.) The word 'panne' is usually applied to a velvet with the pile flattened in one direction to create a high luster surface. THis satin weave may also have been run through a roller to heighten its luster.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
label: made at
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silk Industry
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Cheney Brothers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T00025
label: catalog number
content: T00025.000
label: accession number
content: 55080
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress silk
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: light blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: satin weave, piece-dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 54 in x 45 in; 137.16 cm x 114.3 cm