Cheney Brothers "Brocatelle" upholstery fabric; 1925
date: label: Date made
content: 1925
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Set of three Cheney Brothers silk fabric lengths, of the same pattern. "Brocatelle", with a spun silk warp and linen and spun silk wefts. Style #4234/2, Neo-classical design featuring large medallions and floral swags, combining pearl roundels, birds, cord, tassels, and nude figures (putti). Motifs in pinkish-tan and blue-gray on a pinkish strie ground. Wholesaled for $9.50 per yd. A- (W. 25 in, L. 140 in.), B- (W. 25 in., L. 36 in.), C- (W. 25 in., L. 4.5 yds) Design inspired by Phillippe de LaSalle styles in the late 18th C. for the French court.
label: Description (Brief)
content: These furnishing silks were, along with the patterned velvets, represent the most expensive and exclusive textiles that Cheney Brothers produced.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Co. sales HQ
content: United States: New York, New York City
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 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.T05113.A-C
label: accession number
content: 87434
label: catalog number
content: T05113.A-C
label: catalog number
content: T05113.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric lengths
label: Object Name
content: furnishing fabric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth, silk warp (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tan (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gray-green ground (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brocatelle, directoire (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: weaving (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: compound weave; jacquard woven (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: blue; tan, rose (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: part:b: 36 in x 25 in; 91.44 cm x 63.5 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: c: 4 1/2 yd x 25 in; 4.1148 m x 63.5 cm
label: Measurements
content: part: a: 140 in x 25 in; 355.6 cm x 63.5 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 in; 63.5 cm