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Long shawl with a rectangular field containing a square white medallion with slender palm motifs, the borders consist of S-scrolls with lilies and palmettes
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Long shawl with a rectangular field containing a square white medallion with slender palm motifs, the borders consist of S-scrolls with lilies and palmettes

anonymous · c. 1840 - c. 1844 · twill; weaving; wool; cotton (textile); silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Shawl with rectangular field in which a square, white mirror with slender palm motifs, the edges consist of S-vines with lilies and palmettes. Fringes on the short sides. Two cross panels with elongated palm motifs, arranged two by two, on either side of a cypress and covered by four arches above which smaller palm motifs stand, while this whole is intersected by wavy vines. The edges consist of S-vines with alternately a lily and a palmette. All motifs are overloaded with a fine floral ornament. The short sides end with fringe and plain bands, which are created by partial dyeing of the warp threads. Colors: red, orange, ochre yellow, green, turquoise blue and white. Weave binding: twill. Material: silk for the warp and wool for the weft, with cotton in the plain bands as reinforcement weft.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineLangwerpige sjaal met rechthoekig veld waarin een vierkante witte spiegel met slanke palmmotieven, de randen bestaan uit S-ranken met lelies en palmetten. c. 1840 - c. 1844. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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