Art Institute of Chicago

Long Shawl

England, Probably Norwich

Date

1810-25

Medium

Silk, wool and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings and 1:3 and 2:2 'Z' twill interlacings; attached side borders: warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; attached ends and fringe of wool, weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill weave; main warp fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Culture

England

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

The multicolored paisleys along the border emulate the detail found in this red shawl border in the collection. European weavers took advantage of technology to speed the weaving process and used the Jacquard mechanism, which automated the action of creating the pattern on the loom.

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