Square shawl with mint green ground with 6 1/4" border of repeating paisleys on all four sides; ground filled with pattern of small paisleys flanked by floral wreaths, all worked in shades of in dark red, blue, tan. Applied borders on two sides of narrow woven tape with fringe.
shawls
wool (textile)
weaving
paisley
Shawl
Women's clothing
Wool
Woven
Paisley
Shawl
Unknown
66.5 (W) (inches)
Gift of Miss Catherine W. Faucon
1928.1068
1830-1840 (see provenance)
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