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Unknown Maker, Indian

Shawl,

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indian

Title

Shawl

Medium

pashmina

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Goat fleece,
  • double-interlocked twill tapestry weave with embroidery

Techniques

  • Goat fleece,
  • double-interlocked twill tapestry weave with embroidery

Dimensions

Length: 342.9 cm (135 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Embroidered in one corner of white center is: 93, some Arabic script, 34...

Place

Place Made: India

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Mrs. E. M. Smith and Mrs. Peter McBean

Object Number

78.192.2

About

Shawl

Embroidered in one corner of white center is: 93, some Arabic script, 34...

Place Made: India

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Asian Textiles and the Grammar of Ornament

November 16, 2007 - August 3, 2008

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

November 5, 2004 - February 13, 2005

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Shawl with the accession number of 78.192.2. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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