Bobbin holding silk sliver, Cheney Brothers, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: Sample of silk sliver on a bobbin, Cheney Brothers, 1913. White. Ready for roving frame. (1 bobbin, 2-1/2 in. Dia., L. 8 in.). Part of gift illustrating all the steps in making silk textiles at the Cheney Brothers mill in South Manchester, CT. Sales offices: 4th Ave. and 18th St., New York City
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Co. HQ
content: United States: New York, New York
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: Cheney Brothers
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.T00150
label: accession number
content: 55080
label: catalog number
content: T150
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk sliver
label: Object Name
content: process sample, silk
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (outside material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 2 3/4 in; 20.32 cm x 6.985 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 6.35 cm