A Glossary of Silk Terms, Including a Short History of Silk, its Origin, Culture and Manufacture
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A 1915 promotional glossary issued by Cheney Brothers, silk manufacturers of South Manchester, Connecticut. It opens with a short history of silk and its production (cocoon raising, reeling, throwing, spun silk, weighting, dyeing, printing, weaving, velvets), followed by an account of the Cheney firm and its product lines. The main part is an alphabetical glossary of silk trade terms, silk fabrics (many with French pronunciation and Cheney trademarked names), color names with French pronunciations and English equivalents, and French terms describing fabric characteristics and design styles. Illustrated with factory photographs and a color plate of the silkworm life cycle.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1915
- Languages
- English, French
- Pages
- 57
- Archive notes
- 2-up
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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