Long Shawl

Long Shawl

Anthony Berrus

1848/52

Accession Number

66047

Medium

Wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings; main warp fringe;woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

352.5 × 165.7 cm (138 3/4 × 65 1/4 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Petersen