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Shawl
Indian (Kashmir)
Sikh period
about 1825
Object Place: Kashmir, India
Medium/Technique
Goat hair (pashmina) twill tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 125 5/8 x 51 in. (319.1 x 129.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harold A. Pitman
Accession Number43.1506
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionShawl of cashmere twill tapestry with white central field with small boteh motif in each outer corner and border design at each end of a row of large boteh motifs composed of sinuous and intertwining flowers and branches; a smaller border of boteh surround the central field; narrow guard bands have design of hooked vine overlaid with small flower petals in the form of lunar crescents; pieces of white cashmere are sewn along the border edges.
ProvenanceGift from Mrs. Harold Pitman to the MFA, December 9, 1943