Shawl

1840–49

Not on view

This is a characteristic shawl textile of the 1840s with a good combination of weaving techniques, including monochrome patterning in the ground paired with stripes that look like ribbons applied to the borders. The polychrome fringe picks up the colors used in the textile, showing fine attention to detail.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Shawl
Date: 1840–49
Culture: probably American
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Vincente Minetti, 1972
Object Number: 2009.300.3356
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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