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Fringe

second quarter of the 18th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, looped and knotted
DimensionsOverall: 2.2 x 1143 cm (7/8 x 450 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.923
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA 1949
Fringe
mid-18th century
Three pieces of fringe
first half of the 18th century
Two pieces of fringe
first half of the 18th century
17th–18th century
17th–19th century
17th–18th century
17th century
17th century
Table cover
first quarter of the 19th century
Fringe (one of three matching pieces)
first half of the 18th century
Three pieces of fringe
first half of 18th century
Two pieces of fringe
first half of the 18th century