Square Shawl

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Maker: India
Date: 1825/75
Medium: Wool, double interlocking twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; "Harlequin" tabs: pieced twill weaves; embroidered in running, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; warp fringe
Dimensions: 193.6 × 187.7 cm (76 1/4 × 73 7/8 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Sarkis H. Nahigian

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: 1825/75
Medium: Wool, double interlocking twill tapestry weave, woven in rectangular sections; "Harlequin" tabs: pieced twill weaves; embroidered in running, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; warp fringe
Dimensions: 193.6 × 187.7 cm (76 1/4 × 73 7/8 in.)
Place of origin: India
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Sarkis H. Nahigian

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0