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Shawlcirca 1835

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Large navy blue textile with an allover pattern of small gold and terracotta boteh motifs, narrow gold border, and navy fringe along two finished edges

Unknown, Shawl, circa 1835, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Shawl
Place Made
India, Kashmir
Date Made
circa 1835
Medium
Goat-fleece underdown (cashmere wool) twill and double-interlocking tapestry weave
Dimensions
Excluding fringe: 60 × 61 1/8 in. (152.4 × 155.26 cm) Length (Fringe): 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.45.3.151
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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