Display of Cheney Brothers silk fabrics, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
W. F. Miller & Co.
Dateabout 1925
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionLengths of plain and patterned silks are displayed in an alcove roped off by a satin ribbon. Some hang from the ceiling. Others are draped over chairs and a bed or tied to lamps. The chairs appear to be upholstered with silk and the sheets and pillowcases on the bed appear to be made of silk. One of the lamps has a fringed shade.
Object number1979.25.149
NotesSubject Note: Possibly taken in Cheney Hall. 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.On View
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