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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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