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Shawl
Indian (Kashmiri)
mid 19th century
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Wool twill-weave embroidered with wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 51 1/2 x 46 in. (130.8 x 116.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of William Storer Eaton
Accession Number41.885
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CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSquare shawl of green wool twill-weave with design of single oblique curvilinear boteh motif embroidered in polychrome wool in each corner; narrow white wool guard band with repeating floral motif along each edge; narrow blue wool fringe along each crosswise end.
ProvenanceLent by William S. Eaton to the MFA, October 20, 1911; Gift from William S. Eaton to the MFA, December 11, 1941