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Two pieces of fringe

first half of the 18th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with knotted and cut wefts
DimensionsOverall: 5.1 x 233.7 cm (2 x 92 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1047a-b
On View
Not on view
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
Textile fragment
18th or early 19th century
Hunting carpet
Aqa Mirak and Sultan Muhammad
about 1530
Rug
Ilums Bolighus (Danish department store)
about 1960–65
Restricted: For reference only
late 17th or early 18th century