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Shawl

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1835-1845

GUSN

GUSN-13713

Description

Large scale floral allover pattern; ivory silk; allover floral embroidery; ivory silk satin stitch; large scale lotus and peony with large lotus in each corner; floral garland border; ten inch long fringe with seven rows of knots (twelve inches total).

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
silk (fiber)
Shawl
Shawl

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

63 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3517.1

Related Items

Title Box Accession Number 1969.3517.2AB

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