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Shawl

about 1835
Object PlaceNorwich, England
Medium/Technique1/3 S twill patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts in 3/1 S twill and clipped; Warp: silk; main weft: silk; patterning weft: cotton
DimensionsHeight x width: 238.8 × 121.9 cm (94 × 48 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1060
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceJune, 1984, sold by Tessa Hughes, London, to Martha Bayles Boyd (b.1929-d.2010), Reston, Virginia; 2001, given by Martha Bayles Boyd, Reston, Virginia, to the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA (2001.157.113); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)