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Scarf, Neck

Object Name:
Scarf, Neck
Object ID:
1967.015.06
Date:
1870-1890
Description:
Neck Scarf. Woman's; 1870 to 1890, This example is black work with machine-woven patterned ends in the style of a paisley shawl. The color of the patterning is predominately yellow, with red, blue, green, and white in addition. The ends of the scarf are self-fringed. The sides are simply cut and not finished.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Dimensions:
W-4.6 L-45.25 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Lucia Cartland Hale and Mary Cartland Lomison. Possibly belonged to mother and father of the donor Mary Cartland Lomison, Charles Sumner Cartland (1851-1938), a banker from Dover, NH, who married Julia Hilliard Wallingford (Cartland) of Dover, NH, on April 4, 1887 in Wellesley, MA, where she was living at the time.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucia C. Hale and Mary C. Lomison
Subjects:
Paisley, Scarfs, Fashion
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