Shawl

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1900

GUSN

GUSN-23596

Description

Black wool shawl w/ embroidered border and silk fringe. Flower and leaf border, thick on one side, thin on other.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
embroidering
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Wool
Silk
Embroidered
Flower
Leaf
SHAWL

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

90 x 33 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1780

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