Red wool twill with red wool fringe; large loom woven paisley sewn into each corner (red wool cut away); base and tip of paisley is embroidered; border is loom woven; paisley border in green, yellow, red and blue; polychrome geometric floral garland enclosed by two geometric bands in black, orange, red and white; borders and paisleys are handstitched together.
shawls
wool (hair)
Shawl
Shawl
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
51 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5627
Title SHAWL Accession Number 1969.5450
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