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Shawl
Indian or Persian
1858
Object Place: India or Persia
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain-weave, painted or printed with cotton self fringe
Dimensions
250 x 139 cm (98 7/16 x 54 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number51.406
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShawl of plain-weave cotton with design (appears on both sides of cloth) of red central field covered with small repeating rows of floral buta motifs and boteh in pink, blue and white with floral spray base set obliquely in each corner; central field is surrounded by border of repeating lozenge design in reds, pink, blue and white; deep border on each crosswise end of row of four large boteh composed of flowers in red, blue and green on a pink ground; three outer borders with small buta and blossom motif; fringe on each crosswise end. On one end is an exteded rectangular section, devoid of fringe, bearing the date (1858) and other characters in Arabic script.
InscriptionsDated 1858
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection; Gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA