Shawl
ca. 1820-1845 (made)
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Moon shawl woven with a ground weft of white wool on a white silk warp and with pattern wefts in deep wine red, pale grey-blue and lime green. The medallion and corner pieces have grey-blue for the smaller sprigs and line green outlined in the blue for the larger leafy sprigs. The border is woven in one piece with the shawl. Ground is 2 x 2 twill and the pattern is 3/1 twill.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and silk |
| Brief description | Moon shawl of woven wool and silk, Great Britain, ca. 1820-1845 |
| Physical description | Moon shawl woven with a ground weft of white wool on a white silk warp and with pattern wefts in deep wine red, pale grey-blue and lime green. The medallion and corner pieces have grey-blue for the smaller sprigs and line green outlined in the blue for the larger leafy sprigs. The border is woven in one piece with the shawl. Ground is 2 x 2 twill and the pattern is 3/1 twill. |
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| Accession number | T.201-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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