Shawl
1920-1929 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Girl's triangular shawl, knitted in celadon green woollen yarn in a lustre thread blend. The shawl is hand knitted in alternating rows of stocking stitch and garter stitch, and is finished on the two lower sides with a hand crocheted mesh and a knotted fringe. The mesh is worked in a row each of yellow, almond green, celadon green and pink, and the fringe is worked in celadon green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woollen blend yarn, hand knitted, hand crocheted and knotted |
| Brief description | Girl's knitted and crocheted shawl; France, 1920-29 |
| Physical description | Girl's triangular shawl, knitted in celadon green woollen yarn in a lustre thread blend. The shawl is hand knitted in alternating rows of stocking stitch and garter stitch, and is finished on the two lower sides with a hand crocheted mesh and a knotted fringe. The mesh is worked in a row each of yellow, almond green, celadon green and pink, and the fringe is worked in celadon green. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben |
| Object history | Worn by one of the donors, Madeleine Ruben (née Lavigne), born 1921 in France |
| Production | Reason For Production: Private |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.149-1999 |
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| Record created | June 17, 1999 |
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