Skein of silk yarn; Cheney Bros., Connecticut; 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: Skein of twisted white silk yarns; Cheney Bros., Connecticut; 1913. "Cheney Brothers. Size 8/4 Stock Reg Quality D Twist 5" on object tag. 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: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
setName: label: See more items in
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.T00158
label: accession number
content: 55080
label: catalog number
content: T158
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk skein
label: Object Name
content: yarn, silk
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 in x 8 1/2 in; 4.445 cm x 5.08 cm x 21.59 cm