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Long Shawl

Antony Berrus, 1848/52

1.66 m × 3.52 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.1 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 3.52 m
Width: 1.66 m
Medium: Wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings; main warp fringe;woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
Kind: Textile
Made in: France
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 352.5 × 165.7 cm (138 3/4 × 65 1/4 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.66 m × 3.52 m. Turned to face the way the photograph does.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Petersen

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.66 m × 3.52 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1848/52. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Petersen.
How was it made?: Wool and cotton, warp threads dyed in multiple colors prior to weaving; center of weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill weave; patterned areas of warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 twill interlacings; main warp fringe;woven on loom with Jacquard attachment, made in France.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.