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Shawl with interlocking twill tapestry borders

1870s or 1880s

Goat fleece, Interlocking twill tapestry, loom woven and embroidered

55 1/2 x 120 5/16 in. (141 x 305.6 cm)
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore
1937.5263
Culture: 
Indian
Period: 
Mughal period (1526–1857)
Classification: 
Apparel/Costume
Geography: 
India
Status: 
Not on view
Provenance: 

Purchased by Mrs. Moore in Kashmir.

Bibliography: 

The Kashmir Shawl, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1975), no. 7, fig. 7.

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