Cheney Brothers silk furnishing damask; 1900-ca.1950
date: label: Date made
content: 20th century
label: date made
content: 1900-1950
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Sample cut of of Cheney Brothers bi-color silk furnishing damask. Reversible damask with red and gold woven floral design, 2 selvedges present. Design is a large-scale reproduction of Renaissance floral ogee pattern. Woven with gold and red dual wefts and red warp. Red figures on gold ground. Cheney Brothers CB logo is woven into the cut edge. (W. 49 in., L. 48 3/4 in.)
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 Alexandra L. Preston
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2006.0129.03
label: accession number
content: 2006.0129
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: jacquard woven; compound weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 48 3/4 in x 49 in; 123.825 cm x 124.46 cm