Sheer white cotton; scalloped edges; embroidered; 1-1/2" border of leaves & branches all around; 14" inner border at ends of drawnwork in radiating sprays of flowers & wheat.
shawls
cotton (textile)
drawn thread work
embroidering
scalloping
festoon (motif)
floral patterns
Women's clothing
Cotton
Embroidered
Scalloped
Drawnwork
Garland
SHAWL
Unknown
India
36 (W) (inches)
Gift of Miss Hope Gray
1940.524
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