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1860-1880
GUSN-11459
Of a long narrow form with a black center, enclosed by a polychrome border patterned with repeated medallions and end panels with paisley trefoil devices in shades of red, green, brown, blue and a band patterned with a meandering vine, with woven fringe gates. The stole is pieced together- probably cut from another shawl and appliqued to the center back panel.
runners (furniture coverings)
scarves (furniture coverings)
jacquard
weaving
wool (textile)
paisley
Wool
Jacquard
Woven
Paisley
STOLE
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
Scotland
66.75 x 10.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.681
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