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Shawl
Woven by: Frederic Hebert & Fils (French, 1815–1867)
French
about 1875
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Field: 2/2 Z twill; Pattern: 1/3 Z twill ground patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; Warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: cotton?; pattern weft: wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 346.7 × 162.6 cm (136 1/2 × 64 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.1137
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDesign consists of three panels: the main panel and two wide side panels. Within the main panel, a tiny elongated oval black center field is edged by bands that form three rounded shapes. Long narrow sweeping botehs cross the bands and form a flower at each end. Botehs of various sizes and meandering vines fill the voids. At the center of each side panel, there is a rosette and toward each end scallop shell designs are present. In between these motifs is a cone shaped floral figure sprouting from a wreath of laurel leaves. All of the side panel motifs are flanked by long narrow botehs. Borders on either side contain a chain pattern with vining flowers. Top and bottom borders have harlequin fringe gates and consist of various colored arches with floral motifs within each arch. Primary colors include: red, orange, lavender, green, blue, yellow, black, and white. Made by: Unknown (Maker, possibly Herbert or A.S.)Hebert, inscribed "H Cachemire Pur"
ProvenanceMay, 1987, sold by Paul Jones, London, 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 (2001.157.204); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)