Long, wide black sheer silk shawl. The top, bottom, and left sides have a thick weave border. The right side has a much wider border with a thick weave. Both sides have tiny hems with black stitching.
shawls
silk (textile)
Shawl
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P881
Unknown
43 5/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1301
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