Cheney Brothers Silk & Metal Thread Dress Silk, 1925
date: label: Date made
content: 1925
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One length and a sample cut of a Cheney Brothers silk & metal thread evening dress fabric, 1925. Jacquard woven, figured fabric #15511, made with silk warp; silk and tinsel (metal thread) filling (wefts). Origin of tinsel Jacquard design #7461/2509/4: Old Chinese armour pattern, overprinted with Chinese vine and frame design in red, blue, green yellow, etc. Wholesale $10.50 per yard. A- (W. 32 in., L. 8 in.); B- (W. 40 in., L. 168 in.)
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
label: associated place
content: United States: New York, New York City
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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.T05136.A-B
label: accession number
content: 87434
label: catalog number
content: T05136.A-B
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length
label: Object Name
content: dress silk
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk, metallic yarns (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: jacquard-woven, supplementary weft patterning (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: "tinsel brocade" (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: cylinder-printing (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 168 in x 40 in; 426.72 cm x 101.6 cm