Cheney Brothers Printed Silk Satin, 1913

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Object Details

maker

Cheney Brothers

Description (Brief)

Length of Cheney Brothers printed silk satin fabric. Japanese-inspired pattern of cherry blossom sprays in white, gray and pink on a lavender-pink ground with a variety of interspersed cartouche shapes, framing natural scenes of ducks, nesting bird with peonies, boat, and a lake/harbor scene with mountains in the distance. (W. 30 in., L. 36 in.)

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Cheney Brothers

date made

1913

ID Number

TE.T00061

catalog number

T00061.000

accession number

55080

Object Name

printed silk

fabric length

Physical Description

silk (overall material)

satin weave, cylinder-printed (overall production method/technique)

cherry blossom, Japonisme, cartouches and islands (overall pattern)

Measurements

overall: 36 in x 30 in; 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York

United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester

made at

United States: Connecticut, Manchester

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

American Silk Industry

Textiles

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4d21-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_624197