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Shawl

Object/Artifact

Very large rectangular shawl machine woven of wool or wool and cotton, with large, open black field. 10 narrow butas facing away from center form end borders. Secondary border around 4 sides. Butas in gallery and inner border. Pattern wefts appear to be all wool: Sky blue, green, gold, black, white and red. Clipped floats. Self black fringe. No gates. 64” x 136” ± (5.5’ x 11.5’ ±)

G2002.186

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1835 - 1845

shawl

wool

machine woven

fringe

rectangular

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