Shawl
| Title | Shawl |
|---|---|
| Artist | Probably designed by Anthony Berrus (French, 1815–1883) Probably Paris, France |
| Date | about 1855/62 19th century |
| Medium | Silk and wool, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on a loom with a Jacquard attachment |
| Classification | weaving |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Elizabeth M. Schultz Endowment; Barbara Howard Estate |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Shawl” is a work by Probably designed by Anthony Berrus (French, 1815–1883) Probably Paris, France, dated about 1855/62. It is executed in silk and wool, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on a loom with a jacquard attachment and classified as weaving. 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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Catalogued as weaving. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to about 1855/62. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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