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Kerchief

Object/Artifact

Square (about 52”) shawl of handspun, handwoven creamy yellowish cashmere. (Microscope identification seems to indicate it is mohair, maybe kid mohair.) This is not anywhere near as fine as 2005.074 but still impressively smooth and soft and thin. Woven in an uneven twill weave, coarsely set. Edges on all sides unhemmed, allowed to form self fringe. Narrow double border hastily embroidered — probably by more than one person — with wool or coarser cashmere (mohair) in black, dark gray, red, light pink, medium blue and sky blue, with a single buta in each corner. Where the light blue ran out, the work continued in the darker shade (or vice versa). Embroidered ‘signature’ on one corner.

G2007.072

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1825 - 1925

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Handkerchief

Kerchief

Lady

Woman

Female

cashmere

mohair

twill weave

fringe

embroidered

buta

Handkerchief

Kerchief

Lady

Woman

Female

cashmere

mohair

twill weave

fringe

embroidered

buta

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