Square Shawl

Possibly France or Saxony, Germany · 1870s · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Possibly France or Saxony, Germany
Date: 1870s
Medium: Wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 5:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary inner warps and supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill and plain interlacings; "Harlequin" tabs of warp-float faced two-color complementary warp 5:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 193.6 × 189.2 cm (76 1/8 × 74 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Belle M. Borland Endowment

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

Possibly France or Saxony, Germany · 1870s · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Possibly France or Saxony, Germany
Date: 1870s
Medium: Wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 5:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary inner warps and supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill and plain interlacings; "Harlequin" tabs of warp-float faced two-color complementary warp 5:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 193.6 × 189.2 cm (76 1/8 × 74 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Belle M. Borland Endowment

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0