Square Shawl (Turnover)

Possibly Paisley, Scotland · 1801/50 · Art Institute of Chicago

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Maker: Possibly Paisley, Scotland
Date: 1801/50
Medium: Wool, center of 2:2 'Z' twill weave; embroidered with wool and silk in fly, satin, and stem stitches; attached border of wool and cotton, two layers of complementary warp and five-color complementary weft twill weaves self-patterned by main warp floats; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; "Harlequin" tabs of wool, pieced 2:2 'Z' twill weaves; embroidered with wool and silk in back, satin, and stem stitches; couching; main warp fringe
Dimensions: 169 × 169.8 cm (66 1/2 × 66 7/8 in.)
Place of origin: Scotland
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Georganna Thomas Ives

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0

Possibly Paisley, Scotland · 1801/50 · Art Institute of Chicago

The museum has published too little about this work for a guide to be written.

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Maker: Possibly Paisley, Scotland
Date: 1801/50
Medium: Wool, center of 2:2 'Z' twill weave; embroidered with wool and silk in fly, satin, and stem stitches; attached border of wool and cotton, two layers of complementary warp and five-color complementary weft twill weaves self-patterned by main warp floats; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; "Harlequin" tabs of wool, pieced 2:2 'Z' twill weaves; embroidered with wool and silk in back, satin, and stem stitches; couching; main warp fringe
Dimensions: 169 × 169.8 cm (66 1/2 × 66 7/8 in.)
Place of origin: Scotland
Held by: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
Credit line: Gift of Georganna Thomas Ives

Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0