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Shawl or scarf
Possibly Burmese
19th–20th century
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave with gold metallic discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
Overall: 82.5 x 157cm (32 1/2 x 61 13/16in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number50.512
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShawl or scarf. Red silk warp yarns with red purple and orange silk plus orange metallic, weft yarns. Widthwise bands alternating in color and size. At the edges are vertical bands of gold colored metallic supplemental warp yarns. At the ends are areas of red warp fringe/open work which terminate in a narrow band with polychrome silk wefts. Good condition.
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection; Gift from Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA, March 13, 1950