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Shawl

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

about 1862

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/Technique1/3 S twill ground patterned with supplementary continuous patterning weft tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; Warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: cotton?; pattern weft: wool.

DimensionsHeight x width: 354.3 × 153.7 cm (139 1/2 × 60 1/2 in.)

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

Accession number2017.1204

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceApril 1990, sold by Paul Jones, 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 (2001.157.277); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)