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Textile fragment

French
Second or third quarter of 19th century
Object Place: France

Medium/Technique Silk weaving
Dimensions 12.8 x 11.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.843
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLoosely woven bright pink silk tabby ground. Narrow and wide pink satin stripes and white stripes of uniform width. Traces of glue in corners.
ProvenanceBy 1952, F. & G. Staack, Camden, ME; purchased from Staack by the MFA [see note 1] (Accession date: June 12, 1952)

NOTES:
[1] Accession numbers 52.614 - 52.949 were purchased together as a group for $57.50.