On View
Not on viewscarf or sash
DateEarly 1800s
Terms
- Scarves
- Challis
- Silk Fiber
- India
Dimensions20.32 × 49.53 cm (8 × 19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary E. Green (1940)
Object numberPER2137
DescriptionScarf made from challis silk and featuring a blue polka dot pattern on a cream-colored ground. Toward both ends, the polka dot pattern gives way to a design of red flowers connected by curved lines of heart-shaped blue leaves. Around the edges is a running border of red flowers and vine. Both ends are adorned with tied cream-colored silk fringe. See Per2026 for correspondence.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER1128.2.21
