MVC-0410 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Object count:
1
Description:
Shawl: Twill weave with discontinuous wefts; black center with intruding green curved shapes; curving red and purple designs with multicolored details; white flowered curving line in design pointing to corners; border all around of solid color pieces embroidered with white, blue, black, red, and green floral designs; pieces are irregular shapes--some very narrow; inscription in white thread on black center field; second inscription near one edge; 1cm multi-colored fringe. L=175cm x W=173cm excluding fringe.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shawls and Textiles (visual works)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
woman's clothing
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 175 centimeters and width 173 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: one end border pieces has 2cm x 1.5cm hole in edge; fringes on border pieces are frayed and worn