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Shawl or scarf
Indian
19th century
Object Place: India
Medium/Technique
Silk plain-weave, printed
Dimensions
Overall: 176 x 85cm (69 5/16 x 33 7/16in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates
Accession Number28.124
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's shawl or scarf of cream-white plain-weave silk with printed design of solid crimson central field surrounded on four sides by narrow band of small repeating boteh motifs in red and, outside that, wide border of scrolling vine with flowers and leaves in crimson and black on cream-white ground; narrow hand-stitched hem on each crosswise end.
ProvenanceBequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates to the MFA, March 1, 1928