Shawl
- Museum number:
- 9-21537
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21090021537
- Alternate number:
- MVC-0507 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
- Accession number:
- Acc.4734
- Description:
- Shawl; plainweave; red-orange with green and yellow repeat floral pattern print; of light orange and medium green leaves and purple outline; thin purple band near unprinted area at fringed ends; uneven selvage; 6 cm knotted deep red warp fringe on each end;
- Donor:
- Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
- Collection place:
- India
- Verbatim coll. place:
- India
- 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:
- length 177 centimeters and width 57.3 centimeters
- Comment:
- Conservation: grey spot near fringe; some fraying
- Images:
-