Small figured silk shawl or scarf; European; mid 19th C.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Triangular, figured-in-the-weave silk shawl (period 1830-1861). Figured weave, lightweight, taffeta-like, yellow silk fabric ornamented with a green and rose floral swivel pattern. Apparently woven as a square, with triple satin stripe border and finished with self fringe, then cut on the diagonal to form a triangular scarf.
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T07845
label: accession number
content: 141187
label: catalog number
content: T07845
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shawl
label: Object Name
content: scarf
label: Object Name
content: fichu
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 in x 25 in x 38 in; 63.5 cm x 63.5 cm x 96.52 cm