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Shawl

(French, 1797–1864)
about 1860
Object PlaceParis, France
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: cotton; pattern weft: wool.
DimensionsHeight x width: 323.9 x 157.5 cm (127 1/2 x 62 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1175
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceJanuary 1989, 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 (2001.157.245); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)