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Cheney Brothers Spring 1929 Fabric Guide

PublisherPublished by Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company American

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Arthur Metcalf Morse American, 1898 - 1954

Date1929

Mediumpaper, silk, , rayon, ink

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: (Height) 11 1/4 × (Width) 8 5/8 × (Depth) 3/4in. (28.6 × 21.9 × 1.9cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of Thomas C. Morse

DescriptionFabric sample book used by Mr. A.M. Morse who was probably a salesman for the Cheney Brothers company. Includes an introduction, a chart to help women (or clothing makers) decide what they should wear for each occasion and for different parts of the day, a "color forecast" for the season, and then samples of the fabrics produced by the company with drawings of how the fabric could be used. The final pages show the color variety for the various fabric types.

Object number1992.70.2

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