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Ribbon

probably English or French
second quarter of the 19th century
Place of Manufacture: probably England or France; Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Silk plain weave with satin warp stripes and supplementary discontinuous patterning weft (possibly jacquard)
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 7.9 cm (6 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession Number98.1732r
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionRibbon with black ground and rows of brown blossom motifs alternating with brown blocks, wide brown stripe on right, black picot edge on left, brown picot edge on right
ProvenanceMiss Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, December, 1898