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Source Description
Green, yellow, red, blue, and white woolen threads were woven to create the instantly recognizable Kashmiri teardrop flower patterns on this shawl border. Such a work was part of a larger textile, which would have entranced the viewer with its complexity and vibrancy, especially as it moved with the wearer and contrasted with other articles of clothing.
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Document identity
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114576
label
Border Fragment of a Shawl
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114576
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object
title
Border Fragment of a Shawl
description
Green, yellow, red, blue, and white woolen threads were woven to create the instantly recognizable Kashmiri teardrop flower patterns on this shawl border. Such a work was part of a larger textile, which would have entranced the viewer with its complexity and vibrancy, especially as it moved with the wearer and contrasted with other articles of clothing.
date
early 1800s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80007342
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Textile
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 33 x 52.7 cm (13 x 20 3/4 in.); Mounted: 20 x 70.5 cm (7 7/8 x 27 3/4 in.)
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Kashmir
accession
1934.199
Source extras
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wool: tapestry twill
tombstone
Border Fragment of a Shawl, early 1800s. Kashmir. Wool: tapestry twill; overall: 33 x 52.7 cm (13 x 20 3/4 in.); mounted: 20 x 70.5 cm (7 7/8 x 27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Cleveland School of Art, 1934.199
collection
Textiles
didYouKnow
The right edge of this textile features a repeating row of wild mulberries and flowers.
citations
citation
Lévi-Strauss, Monique, and Massimo Listri.<em> The Cashmere shawl</em>. London: Dryad, 1987.
page_number
p. 25.
citation
Ames, Frank. <em>The Kashmir Shawl and Its Indo-French Influence</em>. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997.
page_number
Reproduced: pl. 121, 122.
citation
Ames, Frank. <em>Woven Masterpieces of Sikh Heritage: The Stylistic Development of the Kashmir Shawl Under Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839)</em>. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 2010.
page_number
pl. 7 & 8, p. 26-27.
creditline
Gift of the Cleveland School of Art
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2026-05-29 06:00:50.513000
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114576
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Textiles
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wool: tapestry twill
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