Shawl
ca. 1850 (made)
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Shawl of woven silk, reversible with a double-cloth of black one side and red the other. The shawl has a deep floral border woven with additional bright blue, emerald, white, pink and dull yellow silk in sprays of exotic flowers.
A nine-inch fringe is knotted into the shawl on all four edges is black on two and red on two. The pattern is woven in a warp-faced twill.
A nine-inch fringe is knotted into the shawl on all four edges is black on two and red on two. The pattern is woven in a warp-faced twill.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Woven silk shawl, Lyon, France, ca. 1850. |
| Physical description | Shawl of woven silk, reversible with a double-cloth of black one side and red the other. The shawl has a deep floral border woven with additional bright blue, emerald, white, pink and dull yellow silk in sprays of exotic flowers. A nine-inch fringe is knotted into the shawl on all four edges is black on two and red on two. The pattern is woven in a warp-faced twill. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Mary Oakeley |
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| Accession number | T.171-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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