cover image: Shawl fragment

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Shawl fragment

Research in Progress Shawl fragment with two repeats of a multicolored cone motif with a border above and below. Multicolored band is stitched to each side.
Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Textiles Department
Date published
ca. 1835
Dates
ca. 1835
Format
Medium: wool Technique: 2/2 twill tapestry weave, side borders added Label: 2/2 wool twill tapestry, pieced together
Pages
H x W: 41.5 × 31.5 cm (16 5/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
1941-80-4
Rights
Gift of Arthur W. Popper
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/428856ef32345b63775b497e5919082c