Cheney Brothers "Showerproof" Silk Foulard, 1913
date: label: date made
content: 1913
name: label: maker
content: Cheney Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: Cheney Brothers piece-dyed "Showerproof" Silk Foulard, 1913. Lightweight 2-up, 2-down twill weave. Piece dyed in Navy Blue. "Showerproof" quality and trade name, indicating it would not spot in light rain. (W. 23 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.). Trade materials indicate that this quality was made from "Japan reeled silk warp and weft". It was also a commonly used print cloth, for women's apparel. Foulard was also used for men's neckwear.
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.T00019
label: catalog number
content: T00019.000
label: accession number
content: 55080
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress silk
label: Object Name
content: fabric sample
label: Object Name
content: fabric length
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave, piece dyed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 54 in x 23 in; 137.16 cm x 58.42 cm