About this artwork
The appeal of the buta, or paisley, pattern is illustrated in this boldly patterned shawl in which the motifs have burst from the borders and multiplied into the field of the composition. The
Jacquard mechanism, a new mechanical patterning technology, enabled European manufacturers to create increasingly complex variations on the paisley motif.
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Title
- Long Shawl
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Places
- Europe (Object made in), England (Object Probably made in), Norwich (Object Probably made in)
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Date
- Made 1820-1825
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Medium
- Silk, cotton, and wool, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; attached side borders of 2:2, 2:2, 1:3, 2:2...'Z' composite twill weaves with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
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Dimensions
- 264.2 × 124.2 cm (104 × 48 7/8 in.) Center repeat: 12.7 × 14.5 cm (5 × 5 3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Restricted gift of Mrs. Julian Armstrong, Jr.; Textile Purchase Fund
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Reference Number
- 1977.186
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