Burnous Shawl
Berrus Freres & Cie.
(French, 1846–1875)
about 1862
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/Technique1/3 Z twill ground patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; Warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: wool?; pattern weft: wool
DimensionsHeight x width: 328.9 × 162.6 cm (129 1/2 × 64 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1173
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ProvenanceDecember, 1988, sold by Tessa Hughes, London, to 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 (2001.157.243); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)