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Moiré antique
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Textile fragment
Moiré antique
probably French, used in America
about 1868
Place of Use: Cambridge (or Boston area), Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 14 cm (5 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number98.64b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBlack and white moiré textile fragment, thin white stripes and ribbed texture (warp-faced)
ProvenanceMrs. Asa Gray (Jane Lathrop Loring, 1821-1909); Gift to the MFA, April, 1898