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1870-1880
GUSN-11460
A long narrow form comprised of pieces of paisley shawls with a black center, enclosed by a border of repeated "arch" devices and end panels with a dense paisley pattern of pine cone enclosed by medallions, stripes and modern black fruitage. Woven in shades of red, green, blue, yellow, pink and black.
runners (furniture coverings)
scarves (furniture coverings)
jacquard
weaving
wool (textile)
paisley
Wool
Jacquard
Paisley
STOLE
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
Scotland
62 x 11 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.682
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