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Shawl
Indian (Kashmiri)
about 1845, altered about 1855
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Wool twill tapestry-weave, wool embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 142 × 355.5 cm (55 7/8 × 139 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss E. D. Boardman
Accession Number32.425
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRectangular shawl of twill tapestry weave with embroidered outer borders, polychrome wool yarn. Center: black sprinkled with floral motifs, edged with ogee arches alternating with curved design possibly referring to Kashmiri houseboats. Center flanked by 5 bands of decoration on each side: 1) embroidered outer edge, 2) (tanjir) floral motifs, 3) (phala) five sets of overlapping elongated butas, each set framed by lobbed ovals separated from one another by elongated flowering cypress trees, 4) (tanjir) repeats band 2, 5) similar to band 3, narrower by 2/3ds. Narrow border running along two sides is the same as the tanjir design.
ProvenanceGift from Miss E. D. Boardman to the MFA, December 1, 1932