Shawl

Unknown

third quarter 19th century · wool, silk · Costume Institute

This finely woven shawl is a jamawar, a long shawl woven as a single piece. Created from high-quality cashmere, the long process required to create the borders and center as one would have added to the expense of an already high-end object.

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter 19th century

Medium

wool, silk

Culture

Indian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the Pierrepont Family, 1941