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Asian Art
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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 × 120 5/16 in. (141 × 305.6 cm)
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore
1937.5263
Geography:
India
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
Indian
Period:
Mughal dynasty (1526–1857)
Classification:
Apparel/Costume
Provenance:
Mrs. William H. Moore (1858–1955), New York, purchased in Kashmire, India; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography:
The Kashmir Shawl, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1975), no. 7, fig. 7.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
