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Shawl
Indian (Kashmiri)
1850–75
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Wool twill tapestry embroidered with wool
Dimensions
Overall: 143 x 355cm (56 5/16 x 139 3/4in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Donald Scott
Accession Number69.1282
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLong rectangular pieced shawl of wool twill tapestry with some embroidered accents in white, red, yellow, green, blue, purple, magenta and black; design in main field of central white fleur-de-lis with embroidered inscription, surrounded by very elongated boteh motifs with scrolled ends; border on all four sides with design of continuous S-curves with small boteh motifs; on each end of shawl is a narrow embroidered border with tab fringe.
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. Donald Scott to the MFA, November 19, 1969