MVC-0385 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Shawl; turquoise ground with printed floral designs; dark blue-black warp; royal blue weft; block printed overall motif of olive green leaves, tendrils and pink flowers w/ beige outlines; 2 selvaged edges; 4.75 cm turquoise blue border on each end; 7.5 cm knotted, blue-black warp fringe.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India; Handloom House
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Woman’s garment
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 56.5 centimeters and length 180 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: ends of weft threads loose; nubs of weft appear