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1840-1855
GUSN-53134
This rectangular shawl is woven with a silk warp and wool weft with a white center and polychrome borders of stylized boteh and palm leaves. The borders at the short ends of the shawl are deep (46") with worked tendrils that reach into the white center. The long side borders are much narrower, worked primarily in shades of red, blue, and green.
shawls
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
weaving
paisley
palm leaf
Shawl
Women's clothing
Silk
Wool
Jacquard
Woven
Paisley
Tree
Shawl
Unknown
Europe
63 (W) (inches)
1942.734
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