Long Shawl

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Maker: India
Date: 1855/65
Medium: Wool, patchwork of double interlocking 2:2 'S' twill tapestry weaves; center of 2:2 'S' twill weave; embroidered in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; "Harlequin" tabs of pieced 2:2 twill weaves; embroidered in flat, satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; warp fringe
Dimensions: 333.4 × 144.4 cm (131 1/4 × 56 3/4 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Dora A. Seeberger

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: 1855/65
Medium: Wool, patchwork of double interlocking 2:2 'S' twill tapestry weaves; center of 2:2 'S' twill weave; embroidered in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; "Harlequin" tabs of pieced 2:2 twill weaves; embroidered in flat, satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; warp fringe
Dimensions: 333.4 × 144.4 cm (131 1/4 × 56 3/4 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Dora A. Seeberger

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0