General view of display of Cheney Brothers silk fabrics, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
August Patzig
(German-American)
Date1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 11 x 14 3/16in. (28 x 36cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
Object number1979.25.179
DescriptionInterior of a room with plain and printed silk fabrics draped from the walls and on freestanding counters in aisles. Dresses and hats are displayed on a stage at the end of the room. Electric light fixtures hang from the ceiling.
NotesSubject Note: In the 1910s, Cheney Brothers advertised that they were "the oldest and largest successful silk manufacturing company in America and the largest silk manufacturing company in the world." They produced dress silks of all kinds, silks for upholstery and drapery, velvets, cravats, millinery silks, silks for electrical purposes and silk yarns.Status
Not on view
