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Shawl
Object/Artifact
Black shiny hairy fiber (mohair?); pusher with hand run liner, hand sewn picot edging. Romantic, feathery leaves draped around rings and border. Morning glories form a center spray. Darker appearance. Symmetrical motifs. Also bilateral symmetry. Triangular, 100” long edge, 70” short edge, 45” long CB.
G89.283
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1850 - 1870
shawl
triangular
black
pusher lace
hand sewn picot