Display of dress silks and yard goods, Cheney Hall, Manchester
Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on postcard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 1/2in. (9 x 14cm)
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionDisplay of silk fabrics on a stage surrounded by curtains. Some of the fabrics are made into dresses or hats and are exhibited on dummies or on pedestals. Bolts of fabric are on a rack in front of the stage. An electric light is at the right.
Object number1979.25.159
InscribedOn recto, lower left, iInscribed on image: "Cheney's Silk Exhibit"NotesSubject Note: The photograph appears to have been taken in Cheney Hall in Manchester.On View
Not on view