A work made of wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:2 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 5:1 's' twill weave with supplementary inner warps and supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill and plain interlacings; "harlequin" tabs of warp-float faced two-color complementary warp 5:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Square Shawl

1870s

Possibly France or Germany, Saxony

France

Wool and cotton, center of weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 5:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary inner warps and supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill and plain interlacings; "Harlequin" tabs of warp-float faced two-color complementary warp 5:1 twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

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