Cheney Brothers Printed Silk "Crepe Velour"; 1916
date: label: Date made
content: 1913
label: date made
content: 1916
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: A sample length of Cheney Brothers printed apparel silk "crepe velour", 1916. 40" width. This is a sample length of the first of two colorways: black, green, and pinks on white and pinks, green, and lavender on purple (dark blue?). Japonisme design of scattered chrysanthemum sprigs, imitation of an ikat or warp print. A thin, lightweight, plain weave silk, similar to Mallinson's Pussy Willow tradename.
label: Description
content: Original cataloging: Printed crepe velour. A light weight silk with a crepey finish, chrysanthemum pattern. Colors: black and pink on white and white and pink on dark blue. Cheney Brothers. Sample shows significant fading. 3" x 4.5" and 6" x 8" pieces cut from corners of the sample. (W. 40 in., L. 36 in.)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South 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.T02826.00A
label: catalog number
content: T02826.00A
label: accession number
content: 59368
objectType: label: Object Name
content: printed silk
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content: fabric length
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content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: crepe (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: black; green; pink; white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm