Cheney Brothers "silk brocade" process sample, 1913
date: label: Date made
content: 1913
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Length of Cheney Brothers silk furnishing fabric. Process sample of green silk brocade. Reproduction of antique brocade. (W. 50 in., L. 54 in.) 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 City
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South 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.T00107.000
label: catalog number
content: T00107.000
label: accession number
content: 55080
label: accession number
content: 55080
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brocade (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: compound weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 54 in x 50 in; 137.16 cm x 127 cm