Turnover shawl
about 1835
Object PlaceGreat Britain, United Kingdom
Medium/TechniqueWool 2/2 S twill center with attached border with 5/1 satin ground patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 2/1 S twill, clipped; Warp: silk; main weft: wool; pattern weft: wool and silk
DimensionsHeight x width: 170.2 × 170.2 cm (67 × 67 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1074
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ProvenanceFebruary 1985, 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 (2001.157.129); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)
probably 1820–30
about 1840
1845-1850
about 1815
about 1875
about 1875
about 1820