Small; ivory silk with all over ivory silk satin stitch embroidery; peony opposing peony in two corners; lotus flower in other two opposing corners; foliate borders.
shawls
embroidering
silk (textile)
Shawl
Shawl
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
35 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6276
Title Scarf Accession Number 1969.6962
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