Square Shawl

England, Norwich, or Scotland, Edinburgh

Date

1840

Medium

Wool, silk, and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; attached silk, warp-faced weft ribbed plain weave extended ground weft fringe; two selvages present; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

195.9 × 191.6 cm (77 1/8 × 75 3/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Sarah R. Packard in memory of her mother, Alice G. Radcliffe