Six pieces of fringe
late 18th to early 19th century
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk and linen plain weave, silk warp with linen weft or fringe
DimensionsOverall: 2.5 x 56.7 cm (1 x 22 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1052a-f
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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
4th–5th century
4th–6th century A.D.
4th–5th century
about 1815
18th century
16th century
17th century
3rd-4th century AD
about 1830; altered about 1893
First half of the 17th century