SHAWL

CH1980.264

Woven shawl of silk and fine wool. Cream centre with 12cm wide woven coloured border sewn on. Border of "Indian" influenced floral pattern in red, blue, green and touches of yellow. Reversed on the diagonal so that double border visible when folded. Fringe of the silk warp threads. Size, pattern and added borders suggest date before 1840.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1980.264
Accession Date: 7 Jul 1980
Credit: The Brierley Family & Mrs M. Locke

Material

Silk/Textile0 - Whole
Wool/Textile0 - Whole

Measurement

length1440mm144cm square.

 

 

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