Shawl
Berrus Freres & Cie.
(French, 1846–1875)
about 1865
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueField: 3/ Z twill ground; Pattern: plain weave patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in plain weave; Warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: wool; pattern weft: wool.
DimensionsHeight x width: 342.9 x 165.1 cm (135 x 65 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1178
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ProvenanceFebruary 1989, sold by Frank Ames, New York, NY, 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 (2001.157.248); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)