Cheney Brothers Silk & Wool Bengaline, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Length of Cheney Brothers silk and wool Bengaline. A ribbed, warp-faced plain weave with a soft 'hand'. Silk warp and thicker wool weft forming the crosswise ribs. Piece dyed Navy Blue, with a low luster. Primary use for women's apparel.. Cheney Silk retail label attached with glue or adhesive. (W. 45 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.) 1913.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
label: made at
content: United States: Connecticut, 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.T00014
label: catalog number
content: T00014.000
label: accession number
content: 55080
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress silk
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: plain weave, warp-faced rib, piece-dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 54 in x 45 in; 137.16 cm x 114.3 cm