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Sicilian silk
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Textile fragment
Sicilian silk
possibly Italian, used in America
about 1869
Place of Use: Cambridge (or Boston area), Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: possibly Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 18.4 cm (2 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number98.64c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBlack and white finely checked textile fragment, purple selvedge on right
ProvenanceMrs. Asa Gray (Jane Lathrop Loring, 1821-1909); Gift to the MFA, April, 1898