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Shawl

Berrus Freres & Cie. (French, 1846–1875)

about 1867

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/Technique1/3 Z twill with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; silk plied with wool warp, resist dyed; wool structural weft, wool patterning wefts

DimensionsHeight x width: 355.6 x 152.4 cm (140 x 60 in.)

Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection

Accession number2017.1203

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ProvenanceMarch 1990, sold by Frank Ames, New York, 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 (2001.157.275); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)