Shawl
date: label: Date
content: 1850–1875
notes: label: Description
content: Square shawl with a solid black center medallion and a vertically and horizontally symmetrical design of elongated boteh or paisley forms incorporated into an overal vegetal scheme.The shawl is embroidered in a design typical of woven-pattern Kashmir shawls in red, white, blue, black and green threads on ground of red twill. The black twill which forms the center medallion is pieced in, while small solid areas of red, black and blue cloth are appliquéd. Guard border and separate "harlequin" border of green, blue, yellow, white, red and black tabs. Signature in center.
place: label: made in
content: Kashmir, India
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Marian Hague
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1946-65-2
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Shawl
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: wool Technique: embroidered on twill weave foundation Label: wool embroidery on wool twill weave, pieced together
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 180 x 184.2 cm (70 7/8 x 72 1/2 in.)