Long Shawl

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Maker: India
Date: 1840/45
Medium: Wool, double interlocking 2:2 'S' twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; attached "Harlequin" tabs of pieced twill weaves; embroidered in darning, flat, and stem stitches; main warp fringe
Dimensions: 334.1 × 148.8 cm (131 3/8 × 58 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George N. Culver through the Antiquarian Society

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 'S' twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; attached "Harlequin" tabs of pieced twill weaves; embroidered in darning, flat, and stem stitches; main warp fringe
Dimensions: 334.1 × 148.8 cm (131 3/8 × 58 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George N. Culver through the Antiquarian Society

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0