Woman's Long Shawl

Probably Norwich, England

Date

1820s

Medium

Silk, cotton, and wool, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; attached side borders of 2:2, 2:2, 1:3, 2:2...'Z' composite twill weaves with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

264.2 × 124.2 cm (104 × 48 7/8 in.); Center repeat: 12.7 × 14.5 cm (5 × 5 3/4 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Julian Armstrong, Jr.; Textile Purchase Fund