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Ribbon

probably English or French, used in America
mid–1830s
Place of Manufacture: probably France or England, Easting: 0.000, Northing: 0.000; Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Silk plain weave with satin warp stripes
Dimensions 18 x 4 cm (7 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number98.59t
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ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionSheer white ribbon with light blue satin stripes, crossed warps make circle or loop pattern along edges
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