PRINTED PAISLEY SHAWL, Circa 1860's

CH1984.137

Plaid size cotton shawl; brown ground printed with dense mixture of motifs, including cones, medallions and geometric forms in very bright colours, suggesting aniline dyes and hence later date; short simple fringe of olive and brown silk threads.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1984.137
Accession Date: 22 Mar 1984
Credit: Western Australian Museum Collection

Material

Cotton/Textile0 - Whole
Silk/Textile0 - Whole

 

 

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