Long Shawl
| Title | Long Shawl |
|---|---|
| Artist | Probably Edinburgh or Paisley, Scotland or Norwich, England |
| Date | 1815/20 19th century |
| Medium | Center of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of cotton, weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; attached side borders of cotton and wool, weft-float faced 2:2 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; added fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Scotland Scotland |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Jennie Hodge Schmidt |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Long Shawl” is a work by Probably Edinburgh or Paisley, Scotland or Norwich, England, dated 1815/20. It is executed in center of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave; patterned areas of cotton, weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; attached side borders of cotton and wool, weft-float faced 2:2 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings; added fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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