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Textile fragment
French
Second or third quarter of 19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk weaving
Dimensions
12.5 x 9.6 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.826
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLoosely woven white silk tabby ground. Undulating bright pink stripes, showing overlapping cinquefoils, with short pink or black pointed bars arranged in wavy lines between. Traces of glue in corners and sides.
ProvenanceBy 1952, F. & G. Staack, Camden, ME; purchased from Staack by the MFA [see note 1] (Accession date: June 12, 1952)
NOTES:
[1] Accession numbers 52.614 - 52.949 were purchased together as a group for $57.50.
NOTES:
[1] Accession numbers 52.614 - 52.949 were purchased together as a group for $57.50.