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Shawl

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-11551

Description

Of rectangular form, pale green wool printed with polychrome sprig devices within an inner border of festooned "lancet window" motif and an outer border of segmented paisley devices. There is self fringe at the ends.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
printing (process)
wool (textile)
Shawl
Shawl

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

India

Dimensions

68 x 62 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1749

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