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Shawl
American
about 1875
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Jacquard woven 2/2 Z twill patterned with supplementary continuous patterning wefts tied in 2/2 twill, clipped; Warp: wool; main weft: wool?; pattern weft: wool; pieced and embroidered harlequin border attached at all four sides
Dimensions
Height x width: 175.3 × 177.8 cm (69 × 70 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.1168
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionTiny black center, thick, red multi and green cast.
ProvenanceSeptember, 1988, 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 (2001.157.237);2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)