Long Shawl

Probably Paris, France · 1850/1900 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Probably Paris, France
Date: 1850/1900
Medium: Wool, cotton and silk, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 372.2 × 168.6 cm (146 1/2 × 66 3/8 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Robert Allerton Endowment

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

Probably Paris, France · 1850/1900 · Art Institute of Chicago

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

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Maker: Probably Paris, France
Date: 1850/1900
Medium: Wool, cotton and silk, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 372.2 × 168.6 cm (146 1/2 × 66 3/8 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Robert Allerton Endowment

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0