Cheney Brothers Silk Moire Bengaline, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A length of Cheney Brothers Silk Moire Bengaline, 1913. A plain weave fabric with fine ribbing pressed with hot rollers to acheive a moire effect. Piece-dyed light blue. (W. 40 in., L 2.5 yds.) Mfrs. #s: Com. 4400.(Sample length sent was 2 1/2 yds L x 40" W)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
setName: label: See more items in
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.T01059.000
label: catalog number
content: T01059.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: silk moire
label: Object Name
content: silk length
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave; pressed; piece-dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 yd x 40 in; 2.286 m x 101.6 cm