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Woman's Shawl1860-1870

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Woven textile shawl with ivory ground densely patterned in coral, rose, green, and gold paisley motifs, bilaterally symmetrical, with a black star medallion at center and multicolored fringe along the short ends
Woven textile with densely patterned paisley and scrolling floral motifs in orange, lavender, olive green, and cream, arranged symmetrically around a large central boteh form, with a decorative border along the lower edge.
Woven textile with densely patterned design in orange, red, pink, and olive green, featuring large symmetrical boteh (paisley) motifs at center surrounded by concentric arched bands of floral and scrolling vine patterns.
Woven textile fragment with dense all-over pattern in warm orange, red, green, and blue, featuring interlocking paisley and botanical motifs arranged in horizontal registers with fine multicolored detailing.
Woven textile shawl with large curved boteh (paisley) motifs in orange, red, teal, and green on a pink ground, with densely patterned floral fill; multicolored twisted fringe along the lower edge above a narrow border with geometric and floral banding.
Woven textile with a symmetrical paisley and floral pattern in orange, red, green, and cream, centered on a dark star-shaped medallion with densely packed curvilinear boteh motifs radiating outward.
Title
Woman's Shawl
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
1860-1870
Medium
Wool and silk twill with supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
146 x 61 1/2 in. (370 x 156.2 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.203a
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.