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Scarf
European
about 1865
Medium/Technique
1/3 Z twill patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 7/1 Z twill, clipped; Warp: silk; main weft: wool; pattern weft: wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 127 × 19.1 cm (50 × 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.987
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLong narrow scarf with fucshia ground and paisley pattern at each side
ProvenanceNovember 1981, acquired by Martha Bayles Boyd (b.1929-d.2010), Reston, Virginia; 2001, gift of Martha Bayles Boyd, Reston, Virginia, to the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA (2001.157.13); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)