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1979.25.37  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cocoonery, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
1979.25.37 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Cocoonery, Cheney Brothers, Manchester

Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 4 5/16in. (17 x 11cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionA woman and two men with mustaches stand beside a rack holding small bundles of branches with cocoons on them inside a greenhouse. Gears for adjusting the windows are overhead. One man holds a branch with a few leaves, presumably mulberry leaves, on it.
Object number1979.25.37
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