Shawl
Maker
Unknown
Daten. d.
MediumTapestry woven Cashmere wool
Dimensions15 × 104 inches (38.1 × 264.2 cm)
Credit LineTelfair Museum of Art, 2020.15.
Object number2020.15
On View
Not on view
c.1805 - 1830
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextA shawl, tapestry woven, featuring three botehs [early paisley style] on each end. Made in Kashmir, India for a Western market.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, American and European museums’ collections included examples of textiles representing the woven history of many different global cultures. The Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences [now Telfair Museums] received collections of textiles from various well-traveled Savannahians.