Long sheer black shawl. All four sides have wide borders created by a thick weave. The borders are a dark black and sheer. The two short sides have a thin hem with black thread stitching.
shawls
silk (textile)
Shawl
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P879
Unknown
31 2/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1299
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