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Shawl
possibly French, Lyon
about 1820
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
1/3 Z twill with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; Warp: wool; main weft: wool; patterning wefts: wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 266.7 x 129.5 cm (105 x 51 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.1017
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMarch, 1983. Large cream center, blue, boteh with birds annd flowers.
ProvenanceMarch 1983, acquired by 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 (2001.157.52); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)