Shawl
about 1875
Medium/Technique1/2 S twill patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 S twill, clipped, and supplementary continuous patterning warps in the border; Warp: cotton; main weft: wool; pattern weft: wool.
DimensionsHeight x width: 304.8 × 153.7 cm (120 × 60 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1068
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ProvenanceOctober, 1984, acquired by 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 (2001.157.122); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)
probably 1820–30
about 1840
1845-1850
about 1820
about 1848
second quarter of 19th century
about 1875
about 1860