fbpx

Shawl

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1865-1875

GUSN

GUSN-54179

Description

Light brown center & edge; 11" woven repeating paisley border & 2" inner border w/ embroidered edge & corner motif in purple, red, blue & green.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shawls
cashmere (wool)
embroidering
wool (textile)
weaving
paisley
Women's clothing
Wool
Cashmere
Woven
Embroidered
Paisley
SHAWL

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

India

Dimensions

79 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1946.28

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].