MVC-0475 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Shawl: L= 223 , W=75.5 ; Dark red silk w/ gold, diamond grid pattern and 8-pointed gold stars or flowers in diamond centers. Stylized tree motifs & geometric patterns in horizontal band at end. Geometric pattern borders on both sides of center field. Fringe 1.5 cm.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India and Ceylon
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Gold (metal), Silk, and Weft [reassign]
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:
length 223 centimeters and width 75.5 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: Small piece cut from one end; tear in center of end