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A work made of silk and wool, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'z' twill interlacings; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Long Shawl

c. 1850

Probably France

France

Silk and wool, center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

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