Balck silk taffeta trimmed all around with narrow band of black silk braid; hem trimmed with wide ruffle double in front, triple in back. Black silk net with scrolling embroidery; fitted over shoulders; long extensions.
shawls
net (textile)
silk (textile)
taffeta
Shawl
Shawl
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6423
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