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Sicilian silk
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Textile fragment
Sicilian silk
possibly Italian, used in America
about 1853
Place of Use: Cambridge (or Boston area), Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: possibly Italy
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 8.9 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession Number98.64k
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPurple and white, finely checked textile fragment, a few holes in upper left from former seam
ProvenanceMrs. Asa Gray (Jane Lathrop Loring, 1821-1909); Gift to the MFA, April, 1898