Shawl

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Maker: Probably designed by Anthony Berrus (French, 1815–1883), Probably Paris, France
Date: about 1855/62
Medium: Silk and wool, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on a loom with a Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 354 × 152.3 cm (129 3/8 × 59 7/8 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Elizabeth M. Schultz Endowment; Barbara Howard Estate

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: Probably designed by Anthony Berrus (French, 1815–1883), Probably Paris, France
Date: about 1855/62
Medium: Silk and wool, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on a loom with a Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 354 × 152.3 cm (129 3/8 × 59 7/8 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Elizabeth M. Schultz Endowment; Barbara Howard Estate

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0