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Image Not Available for Cheney Brothers Spring 1929 Fabric Guide
Cheney Brothers Spring 1929 Fabric Guide
Image Not Available for Cheney Brothers Spring 1929 Fabric Guide

Cheney Brothers Spring 1929 Fabric Guide

Date1929
Mediumpaper, silk, , rayon, ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: (Height) 11 1/4 × (Width) 8 5/8 × (Depth) 3/4in. (28.6 × 21.9 × 1.9cm)
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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