Not currently on display at the V&A

Shawl

c.1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Unknown
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Black knitted shawl embroidered in green and orange flowers.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Embroidery
Textiles
Accessories
Great Exhibition
Object type
Shawl
Materials and techniques
nettle fibre, knitted and embroidered
Nettle-Cloth
Knitting
Embroidery
Brief description
Black shawl knitted possibly from nettle or ramie fibres, embroidered in green and orange. British, c.1851. Great Exhibition.
Physical description
Black knitted shawl embroidered in green and orange flowers.
Dimensions
  • Length: 170cm
  • Width: 120cm
  • Width: 2700mm (approximate) (Note: including fringe)
  • Length: 2700mm (approximate) (Note: including fringe)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harry Matthews
Object history
Reportedly this shawl was exhibited at the Great Exhibition (V&A), probably the 1861 Exhibition. It belonged at one point to Mrs A. J. Spender, widow of the histiorian, writer and editor of The Westminster Gazette.

Further investigation needed, to check if the shawl is listed in the catalogue of the 1851 Exhibition.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.81-2015

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Record createdAugust 20, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1319540/shawl-unknown/
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