Cheney Brothers Novelty "Brokado Krepe", 1925
date: label: date made
content: 1925
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Cheney Brothers novelty silk fabric length, "Brokado Krepe".. An all silk, satin figured crepe dress and lining fabric (#17894). Cubist design. Crepe rectangles set at diagonals on a satin ground. All rust red ("Henna"). Wholesale $5.25 per yard. Cheney Silks stamped in gold in the corner of the sample. (W. 39/40 in., L. 4 yds.) Com. #6347; Style #7419/4401
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.T05142.000
label: catalog number
content: T05142.000
label: accession number
content: 87434
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress silk
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rust (dark orange red) (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: satin weave; crepe weave; Jacquard; piece dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 yd x 40 in; 3.6576 m x 101.6 cm