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Woman's Long Shawl

Woman's Long Shawl

Possibly designed by Antony Berrus (French, 1815–1883)

TitleWoman's Long Shawl
ArtistPossibly designed by Antony Berrus (French, 1815–1883) Probably France
Date1870s
MediumWool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of warp-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of two layers, plain weave and plain weave with seven-color complementary wefts, floats trimmed on reverse; knotted main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two selvages present
Classificationtextile
OriginFrance

Themes: Botanical illustration

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“Woman's Long Shawl” is a work by Possibly designed by Antony Berrus (French, 1815–1883) Probably France, dated 1870s. It is executed in wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of warp-float faced 1:2 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of two layers, plain weave and plain weave with seven-color complementary wefts, floats trimmed on reverse; knotted main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; two selvages present and classified as textile. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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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