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Textile fragment
French
Second or third quarter of 19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk weaving
Dimensions
11.3 x 9.4 cm (4 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.912
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLoosely woven red silk tabby ground with narrow red and green satin stripes and an undulating vine woven with extra white, green and yellow warps clipped on the reverse. Traces of glue in corners. In one corner, a paper label marked 457.
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.