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Textile fragment
French
Second or third quarter of 19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk weaving
Dimensions
14.6 x 9.7 cm (5 3/4 x 3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.872
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBright pink silk loosely woven tabby ground, with pink and white stripes and an undulating flowering branck. Paper label in on corner marked 39. One end faded and rotten. Traces of glue in corners and sides.
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.
NOTES:
[1] Accession numbers 52.614 - 52.949 were purchased together as a group for $57.50.