Long shawl of wool twill tapestry

Maker: Unknown

1860s

Asian Art

Not on view
Medium

Wool, interlocking twill tapestry, pieced construction

Dimensions

144 × 56 1/2 in. (365.8 × 143.5 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1939.641

Geography

Kashmir, India

Culture

Indian

Period

Mughal dynasty (1526–1857)

Classification

Apparel/Costume

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Samuel Fyzee Rahamin (1880 - 1964); purchased in 1939 by Mrs. William H. Moore (1858–1955) New York; gifted in 1939 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • The Kashmir Shawl, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1975), 32, no. 19, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

clothing, shawls

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