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Shawl
French
about 1870
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Jacquard woven and mechanically brocaded (battante brocheur) in 2/2 S twill ground patterned with supplementary patterning wefts tied with 2/2 S twill, clipped; Warps: silk plied with wool; main weft:
Dimensions
Height x width: 179.1 × 180.3 cm (70 1/2 × 71 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Martha Bayles Boyd Collection
Accession Number2017.1237
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDesign consists of a tiny black center field surrounded by feathery fronds. The main border contains a variety of scrolling floral motifs emanating from the corners. The motifs are highlighted in white. The outer border consists of a floral chain edged by narrow bands. Embroidered fringe gates in red, blue, green, orange, and black are on all sides. Shawl is a battant brocheur, meaning that it is an unique weave which closely resembles the kani weave.
ProvenanceJanuary 1991, sold by Maureen Boyd 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 (2001.157.314); 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)