Square Shawl

France, England or Austria

Date

c. 1850

Medium

Silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

189.8 × 166.4 cm (74 3/4 × 65 1/2 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Herbert L. Stern