Cheney Brothers Figured Silk Furnishing Fabric, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A length of a Cheney Brothers figured silk furnishing fabric, 1913. Heavy tapestry-like compound weave, jacquard-woven; meant for use in upholstery and furnishing. The pattern is a floral design in green and rose on a tan ground. (W. 50 in., L. 2.5 yds.) Mfrs. #s: Com 4488; No. 53761; Color 3098/1. The original painted design for this textile is T-1057.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: 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
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.T01058.000
label: catalog number
content: T01058.000
label: accession number
content: 56298
objectType: label: Object Name
content: furnishing fabric
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: compound weave; jacquard woven (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: green; pink; tan (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 yd x 50 in; 2.286 m x 127 cm