Printed barege shawl, Indienne style, 1846-1870
date: label: date made
content: 1941
label: date made
content: late 19th century?
label: date made
content: mid-late 19th century
label: date made
content: 1846-1870
notes: label: Description
content: Indienne-style printed barege shawl, 1846-1870. Thin, lightweight, twilled fabric of natural wool, woven in one piece, block-printed in small, detached, conventional palm leaf (buta or cone) pattern, and characteristic Kashmirir or Indienne design border--2 1/2" wide along selvages and 2 3/4" at hemmed ends; colors tan, blue, red, green, and black; and finished with 2-end, 4 1/2" applied fringe of 3-ply wool yarn. (Cataloging information given by W. Hefford in 1986). The type of printed imitation Kashmir shawl first made in Paisley in 1846. Twenty to thirty could be made in a week and the best sold for two pounds. Stocked in the store conducted from 1855-1870 at Rockport, MA, by Reuben Brooks, Sr. and Jr., grandfather and father, respectively, of the donor. Given by Mrs. Martha Brookings in 1941.
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: Scotland, Paisley
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Martha N. Brookings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T08567
label: accession number
content: 161349
label: catalog number
content: T08567
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shawl, printed
label: Object Name
content: shawl
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: twill weave; block-printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 64 1/2 in x 60 1/2 in; 163.83 cm x 153.67 cm