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DateEarly 1800s
Terms
- Shawls
- Crepe
- Silk Fiber
Dimensions83.82 × 83.82 cm (33 × 33 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary E. Green (1940)
Object numberPER2139
DescriptionEcru or maize-colored shawl made from silk crepe. The shawl has a thick scrolled border in gold with regular sprays of matching flowers: carnations in shades of pink and yellow with green leaves. It is trimmed on the edge with maize-colored silk fringe. See Per2026 for correspondence.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: T1166A