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Shawl

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-23595

Description

Black Chinese silk shawl w/ white embroidery, flowers and leaves. Long silk fringe, crocheted in diamond shapes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
crocheting
embroidering
silk (textile)
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
Silk
Embroidered
Crocheted
Flower
Leaves
SHAWL

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

78 x 78 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1779

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