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Cheney Brothers Silk "Bengal Pongee", 1913
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Length of Cheney Brothers Dress Silk "Bengal Pongee", 1913. Textured plain weave with a color effect through warp and weft in different colors. Yarn dyed with black weft and white warp. Overall color effect is gray with a black strie (irregular stripe) in the warp direction. Quality: Bengal Pongee (W. 24 in., L. 1-1/2 yd.)
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1913
- ID Number
- TE.T00029
- catalog number
- T00029.000
- accession number
- 55080
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- Object Name
- dress silk
- fabric sample
- fabric length
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- black, white (overall color)
- plain weave, yarn-dyed (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 54 in x 24 in; 137.16 cm x 60.96 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
- made at
- United States: Connecticut, Manchester
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silk Industry
- Textiles
- Record ID
- nmah_624427
- Usage
- CC0
