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Turnover Shawl
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Turnover Shawl

about 1875
Medium/Technique2/1 Z twill ground with attached bands patterned in 1/3 Z twill patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill; Warp: silk; main weft: wool; pattern weft: wool
DimensionsHeight x width: 162.6 × 156.2 cm (64 × 61 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1097
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceJune, 1986, 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 (2001.157.157); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)