Shawl
ca. 1845-1849 (made)
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Shawl brocaded with a white silk and wool ground. With a pattern brocaded in coloured wools at each end. Diagonal stems with floral decoration form compartments containing a cone-like flower. Around the edge and along the sides are cones at intervals of two inches and there is a floral outer border. The colouring is mainly red with touches of blue, yellow and green and the white ground is visible throughout the shawl.
The shawl is woven with a 2/1 twill ground, the warp of silk and the weft of wool. The silk warp gives a slightly speckled effect, especially on the brocaded coloured wefts. The brocaded wefts are bound in 3/1 twill and the floats are cut away on the back of the shawl. There is a warp fringe at each end of about four inches long.
The shawl is woven with a 2/1 twill ground, the warp of silk and the weft of wool. The silk warp gives a slightly speckled effect, especially on the brocaded coloured wefts. The brocaded wefts are bound in 3/1 twill and the floats are cut away on the back of the shawl. There is a warp fringe at each end of about four inches long.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk and wool |
| Brief description | Shawl of brocaded silk and wool, possibly woven in Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1845-1849 |
| Physical description | Shawl brocaded with a white silk and wool ground. With a pattern brocaded in coloured wools at each end. Diagonal stems with floral decoration form compartments containing a cone-like flower. Around the edge and along the sides are cones at intervals of two inches and there is a floral outer border. The colouring is mainly red with touches of blue, yellow and green and the white ground is visible throughout the shawl. The shawl is woven with a 2/1 twill ground, the warp of silk and the weft of wool. The silk warp gives a slightly speckled effect, especially on the brocaded coloured wefts. The brocaded wefts are bound in 3/1 twill and the floats are cut away on the back of the shawl. There is a warp fringe at each end of about four inches long. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss A. Seiter |
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| Accession number | T.195-1961 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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