Shawl
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique1/3 Z twill ground patterned with supplementary discontinuous and clipped continuous patterning wefts tied in plain weave; Warp: silk; main weft: wool; patterning wefts: wool
Dimensions142.2 x 315 cm (56 x 124 in.); Legacy dimension: With fringe: 315.0 x 142.2 cm (124 x 56 in.)
Credit LineDonated by Varney Thompson Elliott and Rosemary Thompson Franciscus in memory of Margaret Whitney Thompson
Accession number1986.55
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1805-1810
about 1830
About 1820
about 1825
about 1820
about 1820
probably 1820–30
about 1850
about 1850
about 1850