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Textile fragment

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

Medium/Technique Silk weaving
Dimensions 11.7 x 12 cm (4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.848
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPale pink silk. Loosely woven tabby ground. Satin stripes flanking a field showing eight-pointed stars. Traces of glue in corners. Soiled. Paper label in one corner marked 603.
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.