compound satin weave (overall production method/technique)
cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
floral (overall pattern)
figured charmeuse satin (overall style)
Measurements:
overall: 36 in x 24 in; 91.44 cm x 60.96 cm
Object Name:
dress silk
fabric length
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
Made at:
United States: Connecticut, Manchester
Date made:
1913
Description:
Length of Cheney Brothers "Printed Satin Brocade". All-silk. The ground is jacquard woven with a repeating s-curve swirling figure. It is over-printed with a dense ground pattern of light blue lines with a delicate flowering branch design on top of that.. Construction; Compound satin weave, weft float patterning. The ground is a pinkish-beige ("champagne"). Printed design is light blue, with flowers in pink, yellow. brown, green, turquoise blue. Cheney Silks retail label attached with glue or adhesive. (W. 24 in., L. 36 in.) This is not an actual brocade, in the technical meaning of discontinuous weft patterning. It is a jacquard-woven figure, with weft-float patterning against the satin weave ground. This fabric, called "Jouy Broche" by the company, is woven at 24" wide.
