Long Shawl

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Maker: Europe
Date: 1840/45
Medium: Wool, silk and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; "Harlequin" tabs of twill weave; knotted warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 364.6 × 166.1 cm (143 1/2 × 65 3/8 in.)
Place of origin: Europe
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Georganna Thomas Ives

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

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Maker: Europe
Date: 1840/45
Medium: Wool, silk and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; "Harlequin" tabs of twill weave; knotted warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 364.6 × 166.1 cm (143 1/2 × 65 3/8 in.)
Place of origin: Europe
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Georganna Thomas Ives

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0