Long Shawl

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Maker: India
Date: 1825/1875
Medium: Wool, double interlocking twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; "Harlequin" tabs of twill weaves; embroidered with wool in back, flat, fly, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; embroidered with silk in long and short stitches; warp fringe
Dimensions: 355.9 × 149.9 cm (140 1/8 × 59 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Scott S. Durand

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: 1825/1875
Medium: Wool, double interlocking twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; "Harlequin" tabs of twill weaves; embroidered with wool in back, flat, fly, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; embroidered with silk in long and short stitches; warp fringe
Dimensions: 355.9 × 149.9 cm (140 1/8 × 59 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Scott S. Durand

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0