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Shawl

about 1865
Object PlaceGreat Britain, United Kingdom
Medium/TechniqueJacquard weave patterned in 1/2 Z twill with supplementary patterning wefts tied in plain weave; Main warp: wool, resist dyed; main weft: cotton; main warp: wool
DimensionsHeight x width: 328.9 × 156.2 cm (129 1/2 × 61 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1254
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceNovember 1991, sold by Maureen Boyd 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 (2001.157.336); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)