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Frederic Hebert & Fils (French, 1815–1867)
French
about 1855
Object Place: Europe
Medium/Technique
Field: 3/1 Z twill; Pattern: 1/3 Z twill ground with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 3/1 Z twill, clipped; warp: silk plied with wool, resist dyed; main weft: wool and cotton; patterning weft: wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 334 × 147.3 cm (131 1/2 × 58 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.1144
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSinged and fancy gold stamp, tiny black center, red + (Frank Ames color plate #90, p206).
ProvenanceNovember 1987, 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 (2001.157.213); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)