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Shawl
- Place of origin:
China (made)
- Date:
ca. 1870-1920 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Embroidered silk crêpe in silks
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs Burton Baldry
- Museum number:
T.316-1960
- Gallery location:
In Storage
This shawl is formed by two triangular pieces of silk, each with a knotted fringe. The wearer can choose the ground colour - red or yellow. In Britain, these fringed shawls were popular from about 1840 to 1910 because they were seen as 'artistic' and bohemian rather than as mainstream fashion accessories.