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Shawl

Object/Artifact

Hand knit, very fragile shawl made from aloe fibers. Black-brown and ivory strips joined to produce double border of ivory on dark ground, forming checks at corner crossings. Mostly diamond pattern; shell pattern in outer border. About 70” long and possibly about square. Originally folded neatly into a very small shape wrapped in brown paper with the “knitting satchel

G97.139

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1840 - 1850

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

shawl

aloe fiber

hand knit

square

Massachusetts

United States of America

North America

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