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Shawl

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

about 1849

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/Technique1/3 Z twill ground patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill and clipped; warp: wool plied with silk (colored ground), wool (white ground), silk (border), resist dyed; main weft: cotton and wool; patterning wefts: wool

DimensionsHeight x width: 345.4 x 156.8 cm (136 x 61 3/4 in.)

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

Accession number2017.1260

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceAugust 1992, 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 (2001.157.346); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)