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Shawl

Early 19th century
Medium/Technique2/2 Z twill with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; main warp: silk; main weft: silk; patterning wefts: wool
Dimensions137 x 224 cm (53 15/16 x 88 3/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 2.24 x 1.37
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel
Accession number11.2779
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceMrs. E. N. Vanderpoel; gift to the MFA, November 2, 1912
about 1830
Catherine Francois Lefevre
about 1860
Amedee Couder
about 1855
about 1867
1835–45
about 1840
Frederic Hebert & Fils
about 1865
about 1860