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Long shawl (one of a pair)
Indian (Kashmiri)
late 18th or early 19th century
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Wool twill tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 130 x 307cm (51 3/16 x 120 7/8in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Olivia James Chapman
Accession Number55.585b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRectangular shawl (one of pair) of wool twill tapestry with deep crimson main field and crosswise border at each end with row of nine botehs composed of floral motifs in pinks, blues, greens, yellows, some cream colored, and outlined with black; narrow white wool guard bands along sides and across each end with flowering vine.
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. Olivia James Chapman to the MFA, September 15, 1955