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Shawl

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-191347

Description

Long rectangular ivory lace shawl. The edges of the shawl are scalloped and then the scallops have tiny scallops around them. Inside of each larger scallop is a hand embroidered flower motif. The body of the shawl is a net material and contains five rows of identical hand embroidered floral motifs running length-wise across the shawl. The shawl is reversible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
cotton (textile)
lace (needlework)
Shawl

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P957

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

81 8/16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1377

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