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Shawl
Indian (Kashmiri)
19th century
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Weaving
Dimensions
Overall: 174.5 x 170.5cm (68 11/16 x 67 1/8in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss E. Elizabeth Sears, in memory of her sister, Mary Crease Sears
Accession Number53.1091
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSquare shawl made to be worn folded; red center; borders of polychrome floral arches woven separately and sewed to red center with minute leaves embroidered over the joining seams; border on two sides of fringed patches of different colors sewed together; several moth holes.
ProvenanceGift from Miss E. Elizabeth Sears, in memory of her sister, Mary Crease Sears, to the MFA, June 16, 1953