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Ribbon

early 1860s
Place of Manufactureprobably France or England
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave, satin warp stripes, supplementary warp loops
Dimensions7.5 x 3.7 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession number98.59c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceWorn by the family of Charles Greeley Loring (1794-1868, donor's father); Mrs. Asa Gray (Jane Lathrop Loring, 1821-1909); Gift to the MFA, April, 1898
Man's waistcoat
18th century
about 1818–30
about 1840
about 1840
about 1800–20
Restricted: For reference only. Group shot: 42.446, 42.448-9
A.D. 1000–1476
second quarter of the 19th century
about 1840
about 1800–20
first quater of the 19th century