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Shawl
Indian (Kashmiri)
Afghan period
about 1815
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Cashmere twill tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 115 x 53 1/8 in. (292.1 x 134.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Alexander Winsor
Accession Number47.1287
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShawl of white cashmere twill tapestry with border design at each end of a row of boteh motifs with scalloped edge composed of small flowers; narrow guard bands of meandering floral motif.
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. Robert Hale Bancroft to the MFA, April 15, 1929; Transferred to Mrs. Elizabeth Hope Winsor, November 30, 1938; Gift from Mrs. Alexander Windsor to the MFA, June 12, 1947