Square Shawl

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Square Shawl

c. 1813 (Borders)

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

The botehs - bunches of flowers gathered into a sort of teardrop shape design with an overhanging, pendent tip - on this shawl are distinguished by the sparseness and strong horizontals of the floral fill and by the red and blue flame-like elements at their bases. The yellow border color is not original but was painted on with dye when the shawl was remodeled.

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Object Details

Title:

Square Shawl

Date:

c. 1813 (Borders)

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Medium:

Wool tapestry twill

Dimensions:

61 5/8 x 63 9/16 inches (156.5 x 161.5 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans, 1936

Accession Number:

1936-22-2

Geography:

Probably made in Kashmir, India, Asia

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