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Made in America
Article · 4 pages
A 1919 International Studio article on an exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum of reproductions of historic silks woven on Jacquard looms by Cheney Brothers. It describes brocades and velvets copied from French, Italian, Chinese, Persian, Spanish and Sicilian originals, including pieces from Le Petit Trianon, the Metropolitan Museum and the Chicago Art Institute. The text stresses design history and American manufacturing achievement. Illustrations show originals alongside their reproductions.

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