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PAISLEY SHAWL

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

A rectangular wool Paisley shawl with small cream colored area in the center surrounded by a large multicolored Paisley pattern of botehs and cypress leaves. There is a fringe at the warp ends of the shawl. The colors used are cream, black, red, green, and brown. This may have been used as a throw for the couch in the library.

Object name:
PAISLEY SHAWL
Made from:
Wool
Made in:
England
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
303.5 × 157.5 cm (119 1/2 × 62 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
45.689
Class:
Linen
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973