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Towel
European
1870s
Place of Use: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Linen and cotton 4/1 broken twill ground, polychrome supplementary weft patterned borders; jacquare woven
Dimensions
101 x 61 cm (39 3/4 x 24 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of my late husband René Cheronnét-Champollion
Accession Number2001.682
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite hand towel with 4/1 broken twill ground, polychrome band at lower edges in blue, gold and red depicting horse-drawn Russian sleigh; hand-tied linen fringe embroidered with initials CCC for owner Mary Corbin Chevonnet-Champollion
ProvenanceMary Corbin Cheronnét-Champollion, wife of Count René Cheronnét-Champollion, part of her trousseau in Paris during the 1870s; to her grandson, René Cheronnét-Champollion II by inheritance; to his wife, Stella Trafford about 1950; gift to MFA, September 26, 2001.