cover image: Shawl

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Shawl

Research in Progress Red shawl with a dense arrangement of elongated paisley and floral motifs.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
1855–1875
Dates
1855–1875
Format
Medium: wool Technique: embroidered on 2/2 twill weave; pieced together Label: wool embroidery on wool 2/2 twill weave; pieced together
Pages
H x W: 246.4 × 215.3 cm (8 ft. 1 in. × 7 ft. 3/4 in.)
Place Discussed
India for European market
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1980-38-5
Rights
Bequest of Dorothy Franklin Rolph
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/2334b30b578a9b1c03b0d61f5206168b