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Shawl
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Shawl

1806-1814
Medium/Technique1/3 Z twill patterned with supplementary continuous and discontinuous patterning wefts tied in plain weave; warp: silk; main weft: cotton; patterning weft: wool
DimensionsHeight x width: 260.4 × 135.9 cm (102 1/2 × 53 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession number2017.1261
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceNovember 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 (2001.157.349); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)