Long Shawl

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Maker: India
Date: 1840/45
Medium: Wool, double interlocking 2:2 twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; attached "Harlequin" tabs of pieced 2:2 twill weaves; embroidered in overcast, stem, and surface satin stitches; laid work and couching; main warp fringe
Dimensions: 350.2 × 144.1 cm (137 7/8 × 56 3/4 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

The museum has published too little about this work for a guide to be written.

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Maker: India
Date: 1840/45
Medium: Wool, double interlocking 2:2 twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; attached "Harlequin" tabs of pieced 2:2 twill weaves; embroidered in overcast, stem, and surface satin stitches; laid work and couching; main warp fringe
Dimensions: 350.2 × 144.1 cm (137 7/8 × 56 3/4 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0