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Shawl

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1835-1840

GUSN

GUSN-13764

Description

Cream wool; very fine; lacy; striped - band of loose openwork alternates with band of tighter knit; edge (pinned) and pointed all around (points from being blocked into shape).

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
wool (hair)
Shawl
Shawl

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6678

Related Items

Title SHAWL Accession Number 1969.6686
Title SHAWL Accession Number 1969.6693

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