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Long Shawl

A work made of wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings over warp-float faced twill weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.
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  • A work made of wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings over warp-float faced twill weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Date:

c. 1835

Artist:

Scotland or England

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Long Shawl

Places

England (Object Probably made in), Scotland (Object Probably made in)

Date

Made 1825-1845

Medium

Wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of weft-float faced 3:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings over warp-float faced twill weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

334.1 × 161.7 cm (131 1/2 × 63 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of M. F. Hunson

Reference Number

1948.91

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