Square Shawl

France, England, or Austria · c. 1850 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: France, England, or Austria
Date: c. 1850
Medium: Silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 189.8 × 166.4 cm (74 3/4 × 65 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Herbert L. Stern

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

France, England, or Austria · c. 1850 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: France, England, or Austria
Date: c. 1850
Medium: Silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions: 189.8 × 166.4 cm (74 3/4 × 65 1/2 in.)
Place of origin: France
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Herbert L. Stern

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0