Shawl
about 1875
Object PlaceUSA
Medium/TechniqueJacquard woven 2/2 Z twill patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 2/2 twill, clipped; Warp: wool; main weft: wool?; pattern weft: wool; pieced and embroidered harlequin border attached at all four sides
DimensionsHeight x width: 175.3 × 177.8 cm (69 × 70 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1168
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ProvenanceSeptember, 1988, 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 (2001.157.237);2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)
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