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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.6.10
Title
Pashmina Fragments
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215290

Physical Descriptions

Medium
wool; twill tapestry weave, double-interlocked

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1927
Object Number
1927.6.10
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
These fragments were woven from extremely fine wool. In the region of Kashmir, such wool was traditionally taken from the soft under-hair of the Himalayan goat. They were given to the museum by Denman Waldo Ross (d. 1935), who was a painter, art collector, and art theorist who lectured at Harvard. Many of the textiles he donated to various museums are study pieces that he believed to be the best examples of art across cultures.

Verification Level

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