Moon Shawl
1840-1850
Medium/Technique2/1 Z twill ground patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 2/1 Z twill, clipped; Warp: silk plied with wool; Main weft: wool; patterning weft: wool
DimensionsHeight x length: 162.6 × 165.1 cm (64 × 65 in.) with fringe
Credit LineGift of the American Textile History Museum—Frank L. Brigham
Accession number2017.1316
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ProvenanceBetween 1979 and 1997, 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 (2001.157.385); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)
about 1875
1805-1810
about 1860
about 1867
about 1830
about 1875
about 1875