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Handkerchief
Cheney Brothers
1850-1900
Description
The Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company, located in Manchester, Connecticut, manufactured and printed this silk handkerchief around 1880. Cheney Brothers, founded in 1838, grew to be the largest silk manufacturer in Connecticut by 1908. The company was one of the only U.S. silk manufacturers to survive the “mulberry mania” of the early 19th century, which saw a huge spike in silk speculation, followed by a huge crash. According to a tag attached to this handkerchief, it was printed as “Part of the first job of silk printing done in America.” This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Cheney Brothers (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.104
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection
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Object Number
2017.0019.104
Object Name
Handkerchief
Category
Textiles (Clothing) - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
Cheney Brothers (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Manchester or Hartford, Connecticut
Date
1850-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: tag
Inscription: Part of the first job of silk printing done in America. Cheney Brothers about 1880
Type: Label
Location: label on reverse of tag
Inscription: STYLE 256/27.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
17.75 (W) x 17.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.085 (W) x 43.815 (L)