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Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company

Fancy Florentine Silk. 31 inch. Com.27.Style 6463.

Description

Maker

Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company (American, 1734-1979)

Title

Fancy Florentine Silk. 31 inch. Com.27.Style 6463.

Year

Fall 1922

Medium

  • silk,
  • paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • paper

Materials

paper (fiber product), silk

Dimensions

38.1 x 22.9 cm (15 x 9 inches) closed

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil: F 22.

Label: Cheney Silks. Fancy Florentine Silk. 31 inch. Com.27.Style 6463.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

2004.35.4

Type

  • Textiles

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Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company (American, 1734-1979)
Fancy Florentine Silk. 31 inch. Com.27.Style 6463., Fall 1922
silk; paper
38.1 x 22.9 cm (15 x 9 inches) closed
Edgar J. Lownes Fund 2004.35.4

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