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Ribbon

probably English or French, used in America
around 1840
Place of Manufacture: probably France or England, Easting: 0.000, Northing: 0.000; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Silk satin damask, satin warp stripes (possibly jacquard woven)
Dimensions 9.6 x 5.5 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number98.59j
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionBlack and white ribbon with clover vines through center, striped borders with small diamond motifs in scalloped edges (blakc warp, white weft)
ProvenanceWorn by the family of Charles Greeley Loring (1794-1868, donor's father); Mrs. Asa Gray (Jane Lathrop Loring, 1821-1909); Gift to the MFA, April, 1898