Cheney Brothers Silk "Shikii" fabric; 1925
date: label: date made
content: 1925
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: Length of Cheney Brothers piece-dyed silk "Shikii" fabric; 1925 A plain weave all silk drapery or apparel fabric with a silk warp and silk frisons weft (#24272) creating a rough surface effect and light sheen. Piece dyed brown (#102) with a dye which is guaranteed as sunfast. Wholesaled for $1.45 per yard. (W. 30 in., L 36 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
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: 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.T05119.000
label: catalog number
content: T05119.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length
label: Object Name
content: fabric sample
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: woven; dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 yd x 30 in; .9144 m x 76.2 cm