Shawl

Title	Shawl
Date	1840–1850 19th century
Medium	Medium: silk, cotton, wool Technique: 3/1 twill patterned by supplementary wefts (multicolor) bound on the front in 1/3 twill. Double interlocked tapestry weave. The floats of the supplementary wefts on the back were cut off after weaving in the finishing proess to reduce weight. The foundation weft is white wool in the center and brown cotton in both patterned ends. The warp was dyed orange for the areas which are densely patterned, but not for the white square in the middle. At both ends, sections of warp are dyed to intensify the colors of the tapestry woven bars and the fringe.
Classification	costume & accessories
Origin	Nimes, France Nimes
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Gilbert
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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