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Indian Kashmiri, Kashmir

Shawl, 1870-1880

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indian

Title

Shawl

Year

1870-1880

Medium

Wool, goat fleece; twill weave, embroidery

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool,
  • pashmina

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • twill weave

Dimensions

Length: 337.8 cm (133 inches)

Place

Kashmir

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.324

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

What's in a Name? The Paisley Pattern in Kashmir Shawls

November 5, 2004 - February 13, 2005

The Kashmir Shawl

December 13, 1996 - March 2, 1997

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Shawl with the accession number of 55.324. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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