Shawl
about 1840
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueField: 3/1 Z twill; Pattern: 1/3 Z twill with supplementary discontinuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; Silk plied with wool warp; wool structural weft, wool patterning weft. Harlequin border tapestry joined
DimensionsHeight x width: 185.4 x 185.4 cm (73 x 73 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1192
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ProvenanceAugust 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 (2001.157.262); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)
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