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Shawl

ca. 1820-1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shawl of woven silk. With a repeating design of a thin-stemmed plant with flowers and curling tendrils within a border of large flowers and leaves. It is woven with a yellow silk warp and purple-blue silk weft in a 3/1 weft twill and its warp twill reverse, making the shawl reversible, and with a shot effect. The silk has a four cord selvedge woven in tabby and a short simple warp fringe.

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk
Brief description
Shawl of woven silk, England, ca. 1820-1840
Physical description
Shawl of woven silk. With a repeating design of a thin-stemmed plant with flowers and curling tendrils within a border of large flowers and leaves. It is woven with a yellow silk warp and purple-blue silk weft in a 3/1 weft twill and its warp twill reverse, making the shawl reversible, and with a shot effect. The silk has a four cord selvedge woven in tabby and a short simple warp fringe.
Dimensions
  • Repeat height: 8.5in
  • Repeat width: 9.25in
  • Length: 45.5in
  • Width: 46.75in
Credit line
Given by Miss E. Dickenson
Collection
Accession number
T.122-1961

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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