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Medium:
Medium: cashmere Technique: 2/2 twill with discontinuous wefts (tapestry) with double-interlocking; embroidered borders, pieced together Label: cashmere wool double-interlocked twill tapestry with embroidered borders, pieced together
Dimensions:
H x W: 208 x 207 cm (81 7/8 x 81 1/2 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Shawl
Made in:
Kashmir, India for European market
Date:
ca. 1860
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
A square shawl with a symmetrical design radiating toward each corner from a central black field. Swirling patterns in shades of red, yellow, violet, and green, with minute floral elements used as pattern filler. Larger pattern areas are outlined with sinuous lines of solid white or black. The harlequin borders are additionally patterned with embroidery.
The shawl is made up of hundreds of small sections of tapestry – some are as small as a few centimeters wide. The patches follow the curvilinear outlines of the pattern. This method allows different color warps to be used, as seen in the solid color fields of black, purple, red and white.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harmon H. Goldstone
Accession Number:
2002-2-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4aaf88e79-6b1b-4c7c-af86-f3a1d6c2e596
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2002-2-1