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Shawl
Object/Artifact
Fine twill wool, lt celadon grey (once pale turquoise?) Elaborate curvilinear paisleys, 4-corners. Silk warp dyed at ends, finished with strips of tapestry-joined colored gates. Plain selvages. Cotton pattern wefts: brown, orange, buff, red, tan. Wool: mauve, olive, grey, turquoise. Remains of PLIED 2” fringe. Clipped weft floats. 67” square.
G91.194
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1850 - 1865
shawl
wool
twill
paisley
fringe
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