Long Shawl with Black Center and Exotic Four-Sided Gallery in Chinoiserie Style

Cleveland Museum of Art

Long Shawl with Black Center and Exotic Four-Sided Gallery in Chinoiserie Style by artist unknown. The shawl is rectangular with a central black rectangle; it has a four-sided border. The central black rectangle takes up almost half of the shawl's area. The border around the central black rectangle is a muted red-brown color with intricate beige designs. The shawl's outer border consists of a muted red-brown background with intricate beige designs similar to the inner border. The shawl has a multicolored fringe along the top and bottom edges. The multicolored fringe consists of small squares, each with a different color and design. The background behind the shawl is white with gray rectangles at the top.