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A work made of silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 's' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 's' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with jacquard attachment.

Square Shawl

c. 1850

France, England or Austria

France

Silk, wool, and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of 2:2 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

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