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Shawl

Object Name:
Shawl
Object ID:
1938.001.085.1
Place of Origin:
Middle East/Persia
Date:
1870-1880
Description:
Shawl, white wool twill (Persian style?). 1" fringe on all sides; embroidered 2" border on adjacent sides with pink embroidered wording (?) in corner; 1" bright red strips (3") in "V" mark corner. Brocading in coarser wool; silk braid.
Material:
Textile
Dimensions:
W-56 L-56 inches
Provenance:
Late Arabic piece.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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