Shawl
about 1865
Object PlaceGreat Britain, United Kingdom
Medium/TechniqueField: 3/1 Z twill; Pattern: plain weave patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in plain weave; Warp: silk, resist dyed; main weft: wool; pattern weft: wool. (pattern structure resembles taquete)
DimensionsHeight x width: 284.5 × 138.4 cm (112 × 54 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1255
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ProvenanceFebruary 1991, 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 (2001.157.338); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)