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Shawl

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1875-1900

GUSN

GUSN-11550

Description

Square shawl with fringe on all sides. It is printed with aubergine border enclosing a dense pattern of paisley, palmettes, and shaped medallions in shades of purple, violet, green, red, and blue.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
printing (process)
wool (textile)
Shawl
Shawl

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Europe

Dimensions

60 x 60 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1748

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