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Date18th century
Mediuma: Embroidered wool
b: Velvet
DimensionsOverall (shawl): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
Overall (velvet): 9 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (23.5 × 8.9 cm)
Mat: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Carnegie Corporation from the Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Object numberS2024.5.12a-b
Not on view
Descriptiona: Shawl embroidery
b: Velvet pile, cut (warp) and uncut (weft)
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Provenance
The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Markings
Verso, lower left (black ink stamp): "EX NIBLACK COLLECTION"
Inscribed
Verso, top left corner (adhesive label): "12. a. SHAWL EMBROIDERY. / b. VELVET, cut pile (warp threads); silk / and metal (weft threads). / PERSIAN, XVIII Century."
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Date: 19th century
Medium: Embroidery and hand woven ribbon
Object number: S2024.5.21a-e
Unknown artist, Turkish
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Woven wool
Object number: S2024.5.8
Unknown artist, Indonesian
Date: 20th century
Medium: Dyed and woven wool
Object number: 2023.10.17a-b
Unknown artist, Spanish or Italian
Date: 18th century
Medium: Silk, linen
Object number: S2024.5.24