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Vesting
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Textile fragment
Vesting
probably French or English, used in America
about 1856
Place of Use: Cambridge (or Boston area), Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: probably France or England
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave, patterned with warp floats and satin warp stripes
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 5.1 cm (4 1/4 x 2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number98.64i
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDark mauve textile fragment, large checked pattern of double satin stripes, seam through middle
ProvenanceMrs. Asa Gray (Jane Lathrop Loring, 1821-1909); Gift to the MFA, April, 1898