Chinese export embroidered silk shawl; 19th C.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Chinese-made shawl, for the export market. Embroidered white silk crepe; 12-14" long knotted fringe around all 4 sides. Design is more densely patterned than earlier shawls; includes scattered small flowers in the center field, with larger corner floral motifs linked by a curving border into a loose circular form; with an additional 2.5" wide straight outer border all around. Satin and stem stitches, embroidery appears reversible. Probably 3rd quarter 19th century. 62" x 60" without fringe.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Hugh E. Cailler
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12903
label: catalog number
content: T12903.000
label: accession number
content: 245151
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Shawl, Embroidered
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 62 in x 60 in; 157.48 cm x 152.4 cm