A dark-brown, vertically rectangular shawl. On either side is a narrow border in dark-green and grey splotches. Throughout the center of the shawl are palm-tree-resembling plants, colored in dark brown and surrounding by circular orbits in color, ranging from orange to white to blue. From the top of the shawl to bottom extends an upside-down, white triangular pattern with these tree-like shapes spread throughout it. To the right of the triangle are two large, overlapping teardrop shapes.

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	We acquired this object.
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2024	You found it!

Shawl, 1851

This is a Shawl. It is dated 1851. Its medium is cashmere wool. It is a part of the department.

This exquisite shawl was likely one of the French products shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851 at the Crystal Palace in London. While the design is crowded with an abundance of floral motifs, both ends have two elongated, overlapping paisley motifs seemingly connected at the top by a flowering plant with spiky leaves.

Its dimensions are

H x W (including fringe): 386.1 × 164.3 cm (12 ft. 8 in. × 5 ft. 4 11/16 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Paisley.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/4wUrAV/
Accession Number 26.2018.10
Object ID 2318797133