Shawl
1825-1850 (made)
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Woven in silk with a pattern of alternate brown and black bands, separated by narrower bands containing leaf-forms in red and other bright colours. There is a black fringe all around.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk. |
| Brief description | Woven silk, with bold angular stripes in brown and black and black fringe; French; 1825-1850. |
| Physical description | Woven in silk with a pattern of alternate brown and black bands, separated by narrower bands containing leaf-forms in red and other bright colours. There is a black fringe all around. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs S. Adkins Cassell |
| Object history | Registered File number 1929/9578. From register: "The striped shawl, according to the history in the family, was bought at the Paris Exposition of 1827, by my late husband's grandfather and given to his bride - he died in 1837." From the donor's letter. |
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| Accession number | T.160-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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