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Shawl
Indian (Kashmiri)
Afghan period
about 1800
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Cashmere twill tapestry
Dimensions
129 x 304 cm (50 13/16 x 119 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.266
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShawl of yellow-orange cashmere twill tapestry with border design of each end of boteh motifs comprised of small flowers in blues, red, green, white and black; narrow guard bands with repeating pinwheel-type flowers in blue, red and yellow, and a red and yellow rose bud.
ProvenanceAlfred Greenough Collection; Bequest from Charles H. Parker to the MFA, May 14, 1908