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Shawl

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1845-1855

GUSN

GUSN-48335

Description

White silk crepe with white silk embroidered 11" border with 12" square corner motifs which fill up most of ground; 12" fringe (4" is knotted) motifs with bilateral symmetry; narrow border with grape leaves and tendrils.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
Shawl
Shawl

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

63 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Caroline F. Pettingell and Laura K. Pettingell

Accession Number

1970.309

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