Cheney Brothers "satin damask" furnishing fabric, 1916
date: label: Date made
content: 1916
notes: label: Description
content: Length of all-silk, Cheney Brothers furnishing fabric; Jacquard-woven silk satin damask; Color: DuBarry rose. Width 50" Both crosswise ends are machine overlocked to prevent fraying. The design is based on late 18th century French models: flower baskets, wreaths and garlands with ribbons and bows. Design created through contrast between matte and shiny faces of the satin weave. It has 2 repeats across the width, and the repeat is 27" long. "Cheney Silks" is printed in gold on the right side of the fabric length at each crosswise end. This textile is related to T-2839 - design for satin damask; and T-2840 point paper draft of design T-2839.
label: Description
content: Original cataloging: Upholstery fabric "Satin Damask". A medium weight silk having a satin ground with a plain woven jacquard figure. Louis XVI pattern of flower baskets with wreaths of roses and bows. Piece dyed rose. (W. 50 in., L. 54)
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
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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.T02841.000
label: accession number
content: 59368
label: catalog number
content: T02841.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fabric Length
label: Object Name
content: furnishing fabric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rose (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: satin damask (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: turned satin weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 54 in x 50 in; 137.16 cm x 127 cm