Shawl

Object Name:

Shawl

Object ID:

1968.015.50

Date:

1825-1850

Description:

Tablecloth; printed twill weave of wool weft and silk warp in geometric design with red, green, yellow and brown. Border with same colors and black with deep, wavy scallops inside. 2" silk fringe, natural color, sewn on two ends by hand. This could also be a shawl possibly from either India or France. It shows no signs of having been used on a table.

Shawl of block-printed twill, silk warp and wool weft. The design features a center medallion resembling a gothic rose window, surrounded by a field of Indiennes motifs. The border has quarter-circles inside the corners that are the same as the center medallion. Natural cream color background; the printed motifs are predominately green, red, orange, and black. There is an applied cream silk fringe on two sides.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Silk

Dimensions:

W-55 L-61 inches

Provenance:

From the family of Nathaniel Tracy Safford of Dunbarton, NH, who was an ancestor of the donor Ruth W. Higgins.

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth W. Higgins

People:

Higgins, Ruth W. (1891-1971)