Display of shower-proof silk, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
August Patzig
German-American
Date1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionLengths of plain and patterned silk are draped in a dramatically lighted alcove. Signs read: "Shower-proof Silk" and "Printed Plush." Two potted palms are on either side. Pipes form a barrier to restrict access.
Object number1979.25.196
InscribedOn verso: "Cheney Bros."NotesSubject Note: Possibly taken in Cheney Hall. <br>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.
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