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Textile fragment

French
Second or third quarter of 19th century
Object Place: France

Medium/Technique Silk weaving
Dimensions 12.8 x 6.6 cm (5 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.839
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPale yellow silk. Loosely woven tabby ground. Narrow satin stripes and a warp-figured rose vine in shades of yellow and white. Tiny loops along selvedges. Traces of glue in corners.
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.