Unknown Indian
Muslin Shawl with Chikan Embroidery

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Muslin Shawl with Chikan Embroidery
Datec. 1800–1810
MediumMuslin
DimensionsOverall: 103 1/2 × 35 1/2 in. (262.9 × 90.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Prabha Bala, Sesh Bala, Shantha Raghuthaman and Alagiriswami Venkatesh
Object number2023.143
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThis shawl is known to have been collected in the 19th century by an American merchant family from Newport, RI. While we do not have specific information about this family, we know that the piece has been in the collection for many generations and recently came on the New England auction market.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
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Unknown Indian
c. 1800–1810
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Paint on muslin cloth
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1815–1825
wool (goat hairs: pashmina) and silk
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Shawl
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18th century
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33.113
Shawl Made into a Cover
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19th century
Wool with silk embroidery
33.16
Long Shawl
Unknown Indian
19th century
Silk satin weave
33.123
Strip of Embroidery
Unknown Indian
late 19th-early 20th century
Textile and glass
33.67
Shawl Border Strip
Unknown Indian
19th century
Cashmere wool
33.28
Sari
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no date
Silk with metal thread
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Side Border Strip from Sash (one of a pair)
Unknown Indian
18th century
Silk
33.18.2