Cheney Brothers Printed "Sweetbriar" silk, Chinese design, 1917
date: label: date made
content: 1917
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A length of Cheney Brothers printed "Sweetbriar" silk, Chinese design, 1917. A lightweight, plain weave fabric. Design No. 79921, "Chinese." Color No. 6068/5. Chinese-inspired print with cloud scrolls, butterflies, good luck symbols, and flowers in black, red, blue, green, and pink on a bright yellow ground. (W. 30 in., L. 36 in.)
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
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.T3664
label: accession number
content: 60888
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length
label: Object Name
content: printed silk
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave, printed (overall production method/technique)
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content: red (overall color)
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content: black (overall color)
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content: blue (overall color)
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content: green (overall color)
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content: pink (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm