Cheney Brothers Silk velvet Cushion Top, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Cheney Brothers, sample of a printed silk velvet square cushion or pillow top. Silk pile, cotton backing. Printed pressed velvet. Red ground. Construction; Yarns: main ground warp, black, Z twist, single ply. Main ground weft, black. Pile red. Pattern; printed, Indienne or Kashmir shawl-style design with large central medallion, with floral and paisley elements, covering the field, leaving 1 in to 1 ½ in border of red pile. (W. 23 in., L. 23 in.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
label: made at
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester
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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.T00048
label: catalog number
content: T00048.000
label: accession number
content: 55080
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric, Upholstery
label: Object Name
content: fabric sample
label: Object Name
content: cushion top
label: Object Name
content: pillow top
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paisley (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: pile weave, cut velvet, printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 in x 23 in; 58.42 cm x 58.42 cm