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Textile fragment
French
Second or third quarter of 19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk tabby weaving
Dimensions
11.5 x 10 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.945
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLoosely woven white silk tabby ground. Warp-figured pattern shows undulating blue stripe with one serrated edge and parts of two yellow coral branches. Tiny loops along selvedges. Soiled. Traces of glue in corners. Paper label marked 733 in one corner.
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.