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Square Shawl

Date:

1860s

Artist:

India

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Square Shawl

Place

India (Object made in)

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Made 1860–1869

Medium

Wool, double interlocking 2:2 'S' twill tapestry weave woven in large sections; "Harlequin" tabs of pieced 2:2 twill weaves; embroidered in back, flat, fly, herringbone, overcast, running and stem stitches; couching

Dimensions

209 × 211 cm (82 1/4 × 83 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Scott S. Durand

Reference Number

2002.176

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