Moon shawl (chandar)
about 1820
Object PlaceKashmir, India
Medium/TechniqueWool twill tapestry weave
DimensionsHeight x width: 65 x 65 in. (165.1 x 165.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds by exchange from the Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number2010.327
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 2009, Michigan collection [see note 1]; December 2009, purchased by Douglas Bailey, Arlington, MA from an estate sale in Ann Arbor, MI; purchased from Bailey by the MFA (Accession date: May 19, 2010)
NOTES:
[1] See letter from Mr. Bailey dated April 21, 2010 in the curatorial file.
NOTES:
[1] See letter from Mr. Bailey dated April 21, 2010 in the curatorial file.
20th century
about 1845, altered about 1855
about 1820
about 1850
18th or early 19th century
mid-19th century
late 17th or early 18th century
about 1820
about 1840
