Long Shawl
INV-2401Probably Edinburgh or Paisley, Scotland or Norwich, England
1815/20
textileweaving
Date
1815/20
Medium
Center of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of cotton, weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; attached side borders of cotton and wool, weft-float faced 2:2 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; added fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Dimensions
259.1 × 128.3 cm (102 × 50 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Jennie Hodge Schmidt
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