Embroidered Shawl (?)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Embroidered Shawl by an unknown artist. The shawl has a rectangular shape with a fringed edge on both sides. The fringe is long and made of red thread. The main body of the shawl features a beige background with a repeating pattern of small diamonds and squares in various colors including blue, orange, yellow, and white. The border on the left and right sides of the shawl consists of a repeating diamond pattern in blue, orange, and white. The top and bottom edges of the shawl have a decorative border with a repeating pattern in orange, blue, and white. The shawl is set against a plain gray background.