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Gold gimp
probably English or French
Late 18th–early 19th century
Place of Manufacture: probably England or France; Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession Number98.1733bb
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOne of eleven pieces of taste (fine silk ribbon); two pieces of early velvet; four pieces of taffeta ribbon; five pieces of satin ribbon; three pieces of wire ribbon; one piece of silver gimp. One piece is such as was used to trim men's coats about 1770. These pieces are all small and mounted together on one screen. [Second card with same accession number: Gold and silver. Two pieces, one of gold and one of silver gimp.]
ProvenanceMiss Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, December, 1898