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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, looped, and uncut wefts
DimensionsOverall: 42.5 x 10.2 cm (16 3/4 x 4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1048a-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
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second quarter of the 18th century
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first half of the 18th century
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first half of 18th century
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third quarter 19th century
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early 19th century
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A.D. 1000–1476