Italian hand embroidered shawl; 1927
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A hand-embroidered shawl: Multi-colored rayon embroidery on a golden yellow silk ground. Knotted rayon fringe, 23" long, around all four sides. The design has a densely patterned square central field with flower heads of many sizes and swirling stems and leaves. A border surrounds this, also densely patterned with a smaller version of the design in the center. Purchased in Sorrento, Italy in 1927. 52" x 56" plus the 23" fringe.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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.T12771.000
label: catalog number
content: T12771.000
label: accession number
content: 238320
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shawl