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Shawl
Woven by: Frederic Hebert & Fils (French, 1815–1867)
French
about 1865
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Field: 2/2 Z twill; pattern: 1/3 Z twill patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: wool and cotton; pattern weft: wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 322.6 × 162.6 cm (127 × 64 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.1125
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoven inscription "H Cachemire Pur" Made by: Frederic Hebert Paris Small black center, red multi, struggling squashes.
ProvenanceDecember 1986, sold by Laura Fisher 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 (2001.157.190); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)