Square Shawl

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Maker: France
Date: 1850/75
Medium: Silk and wool, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of two layers of complementary weft plain weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 182.3 × 173.1 cm (71 3/4 × 68 1/8 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Haffner through the Needlework and Textile Guild

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: France
Date: 1850/75
Medium: Silk and wool, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of two layers of complementary weft plain weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 182.3 × 173.1 cm (71 3/4 × 68 1/8 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles C. Haffner through the Needlework and Textile Guild

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0