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Many Kashmiri textiles, even those from the early 1800s, come down to us in fragments. This shawl border was once a part of a larger piece, which could have simply been draped over the body or stitched to the hem of a garment (as many European women did). Owning and wearing such luxury textiles would have been part of indicating one’s social status. Although incomplete, this work still shows the general pattern of the larger shawl, and it retains its vibrant and hypnotizing original color. Dyes were plant-based and are liable to wash out.
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114729
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Fragment of a Shawl Border
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114729
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Fragment of a Shawl Border
description
Many Kashmiri textiles, even those from the early 1800s, come down to us in fragments. This shawl border was once a part of a larger piece, which could have simply been draped over the body or stitched to the hem of a garment (as many European women did). Owning and wearing such luxury textiles would have been part of indicating one’s social status. Although incomplete, this work still shows the general pattern of the larger shawl, and it retains its vibrant and hypnotizing original color. Dyes were plant-based and are liable to wash out.
date
c. 1815–25
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en
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Q80007587
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Textile
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Overall: 35.9 x 40.3 cm (14 1/8 x 15 7/8 in.); Mounted: 54 x 58.4 cm (21 1/4 x 23 in.)
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Kashmir
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1934.33
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wool and silk: tapestry twill
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Fragment of a Shawl Border, c. 1815–25. Kashmir. Wool and silk: tapestry twill; overall: 35.9 x 40.3 cm (14 1/8 x 15 7/8 in.); mounted: 54 x 58.4 cm (21 1/4 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. E. Rosencrantz, 1934.330
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Textiles
didYouKnow
Red dyes for textiles could be made from pomegranate skins.
citations
citation
Ames, Frank. <em>The Kashmir Shawl and Its Indo-French Influence</em>. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997.
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Gift of Dr. E. Rosencrantz
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2026-05-29 06:01:08.071000
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114729
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Textiles
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Textiles
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wool and silk: tapestry twill
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