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Shawl

Frederic Hebert & Fils (French, 1815–1867)

about 1855

Medium/TechniqueField: 3/1 Z twill; Pattern: 1/3 Z twill ground with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: wool and cotton; patterning weft: wool

DimensionsHeight x width: 334 × 147.3 cm (131 1/2 × 58 in.)

Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection

Accession number2017.1144

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceNovember 1987, 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 (2001.157.213); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)