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Square shawl
Indian (Kashmiri)
mid-19th century
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Weaving
Dimensions
188 x 194 cm (74 x 76 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harold D. Walker and Miss Eleanor W. Brooks, in memory of their mother, Mrs. N. B. K. Brooks
Accession Number52.1681
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSmall black center; polychrome design of large-scale scrolling plant forms, some in ogive arches; embroidered border design of symmetrically arranged floral forms with outer edge of small niches, each on different colored ground; woven in sections and sewed together later.
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. Harold D. Walker and Miss Eleanor W. Brooks to the MFA, November 13, 1952