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Woman's Long Shawl
Probably Norwich, England · 1820s · Silk, cotton, and wool, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; attached side borders of 2:2, 2:2, 1:3, 2:2...'Z' composite twill weaves with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago.
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Credit lineWoman's Long Shawl. 1820s. Probably Norwich, England. The Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Julian Armstrong, Jr.; Textile Purchase Fund. CC0.