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Ribbon

early 1850s
Place of Manufactureprobably Paris, France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave, satin warp stripes, untwisted cotton cord or filling in weft floats on borders
Dimensions13.3 x 6.9 cm (5 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession number98.59h
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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