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Long Shawl

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
1845
Medium
Wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Culture
France
Public Domain
Yes
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