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Fringe

American, probably made in England
late 17th to early 18th century
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: probably England

Medium/Technique Silk and silver plain weave
Dimensions Overall: 15.2 x 9.5 cm (6 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.1054
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLong, dense fringe made of pink silk and silver threads; narrow head patterned with warp floats; wefts or fringe made of twisted loops of silk and metalic threads
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949