Skein of Japan Tram Silk, Cheney Brothers, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Skein of Japan Tram Silk, Cheney Brothers, 1913 Tram. Thrown silk. Japan, white. 1 skein. Part of gift illustrating all the steps in making silk textiles at the Cheney Brothers mill in South Manchester, CT. Sales offices: 4th Ave. and 18th St., New York City
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
topic: label: web subject
content: Textile Processing and Production
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
label: See more items in
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.T00120.000
label: catalog number
content: T00120.000
label: accession number
content: 55080
label: catalog number
content: T120
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Fiber Sample
label: Object Name
content: silk skein
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thrown, tram (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 2 in x 8 in; 3.81 cm x 5.08 cm x 20.32 cm