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Large square black cotton shawl with short frayed fringe on two ends. The shawl has a narrow herringbone weave. The top and bottom both have selvage edges. On the top right corner is an area that has random off-white stitching in an oval like shape.
shawls
cotton (textile)
Shawl
Black Chudder shawl from Mrs. Phillips" (handwritten note on piece of paper accompanied shawl)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P895
Unknown
69 15/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1315
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