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Shawl
British, possibly Paisley
about 1865
Object Place: Europe
Medium/Technique
Reversible structure with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in plain weave; Warp: silk; Main weft: silk?; pattern weft: wool and silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 172.7 × 172.7 cm (68 × 68 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.1008
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionOverall diamond shape design, red and gold, 5 colors.
ProvenanceOctober 6,1982, sold by Marcy Jacobs, Marblehead, MA, to Martha Bayles Boyd (b.1929-d.2010), Reston, Virginia; 2001, given by Martha Bayles Boyd, Reston, Virginia, to the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA (2001.157.41); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)