cover image: Shawl border

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Shawl border

Research in Progress Close-set horizontal repeat of flowering sprays. Flower and leaf guard band at bottom with decorated guard strips. In purples, bright turqoise and green on a dark tan ground. Long warp fringes on one end separated by narrow band of coarse cotton wefts.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
early 20th century
Dates
early 20th century
Format
Medium: silk warp, wool weft Technique: interlocking twill tapestry weave; free shuttle detail
Pages
H x W: 5 × 18 cm (1 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1952-105-86
Rights
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. G. Glen Gould
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/29abd8b3146a388565c9463b74b44754