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Square silk twill kerchief
German (Württemberg or Bavaria)
19th century
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Silk; Twill
Dimensions
102.5 x 100 cm (40 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of Delia Spencer Field
Accession Number51.2768
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionChangeable green and red with plaid of stripes of red, orange, white, yellow, purple, black, green and white in part in satin weave; borders of polychrome chiné stripes; edges trimmed with silver bobbin lace.
ProvenanceDelia Spencer (Mrs. Marshall) Field (b. 1854 - d. 1937), Paris and Washington, DC; by inheritance to her niece, Catherine Spencer Eddy (Mrs. Albert J.) Beveridge (b. 1881 - d. 1970), Beverly Farms, MA; 1951, gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1951)