This shawl, thought to be hand-woven in India, was actually produced in France

"There are tulips, roses, carnations, irises, hydrangea, and they form this sort of dense garden that weaves in and out of the paisley shapes."

Curator Melinda Watt on a technologically advanced French shawl.

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Photography by Karin L. Willis

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