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Shawl

Unknown1857/1866

The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Silk, woven on a harness-loom. In the middle there is a plain white rectangular panel. The rest is filled with closely-packed ornaments based on the "cone" devices of Kashmiri shawls. Colours are white, crimson, yellow, light crimson, green, black, and blue. At each end is a fringe formed from the warp threads.

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  • Title: Shawl
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1857/1866
  • Location: Norwich
  • Physical Dimensions: Length: 141 in, Width: 70 in
  • Medium: Woven silk
The Victoria and Albert Museum

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