Cheney Brothers Silk & Gold Tinsel Brocade, 1925
date: label: Date made
content: 1925
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One length and one sample cut of Cheney Brothers silk and metal thread dress goods, gold tinsel brocade. Piece dyed, figured fabric #15340, made with silk warp; silk and tinsel filling. Origin of tinsel jacquard design #7453/4380: Chinese pattern in tinsel with wreaths and characters on peach satin ground. Color Peach. Wholesale $8 per yard. A- (W. 40 in., L. 4 yds.); B- (W. 32 in., L. 6 in.)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: 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 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.T05141.A-B
label: accession number
content: 87434
label: catalog number
content: T05141.A-B
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress silk
label: Object Name
content: fabric lengths
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal thread (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: gold tinsel brocade (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: jacquard; compound weave; piece-dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 144 in x 40 in; 365.76 cm x 101.6 cm