Long Shawl

Artwork Details

Date

1850/55

Medium

Wool and silk, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of weft-float faced 1:3 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings over warp-float faced twill weave; "Harlequin" tabs of wool, silk, and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; knotted warp fringet; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Culture

Scotland

Public Domain

Yes

Museum Record

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