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Shawl

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Bold floral pattern with large blossoms surrounded by a narrow scroll border in green and gold on a black background.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1920s
Credit Line
Gift of Alan L. Wolfe
Medium
Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: 3/1 twill patterned by a metal-wrapped supplementary weft bound by the foundation warp in various ways; two colors, black and green, seem to have been applied after the fabric was woven
Dimensions
H x W: 151 x 165 cm (59 7/16 in. x 64 15/16 in.)
Type
costume & accessories
Shawl
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