Fragment, Medium: silk on wool Technique: embroidered on twill weave, Triangular shaped ivory wool shawl fragment, densely embroidered with ivory silk in compartmentalized floral patterns. Chain stitch border with long fringe. 2/2 twill ground fabric which has been brushed, patterned by a tightly plied ivory silk yarn couched with a single ivory silk yarn. The plied silk yarn is looped as it is couched to form a linear pattern with a distinctive quality., Kashmir, India, late 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Fragment