About this artwork
The multicolored paisleys along the border emulate the detail found in this red shawl border in the collection. European weavers took advantage of technology to speed the weaving process and used the Jacquard mechanism, which automated the action of creating the pattern on the loom.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Title
- Long Shawl
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Places
- England (Object made in), Norwich (Object Probably made in)
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Date
- Made 1810-1825
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Medium
- Silk, wool and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings and 1:3 and 2:2 'Z' twill interlacings; attached side borders: warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; attached ends and fringe of wool, weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
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Dimensions
- 305.8 × 136.3 cm (120 3/8 × 53 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Daniel Catton Rich
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Reference Number
- 1946.79
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/54843/manifest.json
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