Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paisley cashmere shawl
Object Number:
1971.17
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wool, cashmere
Dimensions:
with fringe: 78 x 77 x 4 in. ( 198.1 x 195.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Square woven paisley cashmere shawl with hand-stitched Arabic inscription in center; pieced outer border composed of embroidered rectangles of blue, white, yellow, and red; fringe on all four sides.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shawl was purchased by the donor's grandmother, Mrs. Charles H. Spitzner, around 1840.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
