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Rectangular shawl with side and end borders

1825-1830
Object PlaceNorwich or Paisley, England or Scotland (probably)
Medium/Technique2/2 Z twill ground patterned with supplemenary discontinuous and clipped continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; Warp: silk; Main weft: wool; Pattern weft: silk and wool
Dimensions58.5 x 250 cm (23 1/16 x 98 7/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.50 x .585 m (98 1/2 x 23 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Margaret A. Revere and Miss Anna P. Revere, in memory of Mary C. Rogers
Accession number1976.52
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceSaid by donors to have been owned by Mary Robbins Revere, born Oct. 16, 1794, married Joseph Warren Revere April 16, 1821, died February 1879