Cheney Brothers piece-dyed chiffon velvet, 1925
date: label: Date made
content: 1925
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
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content: Home and Community Life: 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.T05131.A-C
label: accession number
content: 87434
label: catalog number
content: T05131.A-C
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length
label: Object Name
content: chiffon velvet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: light orange (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: chiffon velvet (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: compound pile weave, supplementary warp; piece dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 144 in x 42 1/2 in; 365.76 cm x 107.95 cm