Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Skein of Raw Silk, Italian, Cheney Brothers, 1913. Yellow. 1 skein. Part of gift illustrating all the steps in making silk textiles at the Cheney Brothers mill in South Manchester, CT. Sales offices: 4th Ave. and 18th St., New York City
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Cheney Brothers
- date made
- 1913
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cheney Brothers
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 in x 2 in x 11 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm x 28.575 cm
- Object Name
- silk skein
