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Shawl

Frederic Hebert & Fils (French, 1815–1867)

about 1850

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/Technique1/3 S twill with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: wool; patterning weft: wool

DimensionsHeight x width: 359.4 x 156.2 cm (141 1/2 x 61 1/2 in.)

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

Accession number2017.1273

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceApril 1995, sold by Frank Ames, New York, to 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 (2001.157.361); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)