Shawl made in Scotland
Object No. 87/744
Shawl, silk / wool, Scotland c.1840
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Summary
Physical Description
Shawl, silk / wool, maker unknown, Scotland, c. 1840 Large rectangular shawl, twill weave with discontinuous supplementary weft. Plain cream central ground with deep border worked at upper and lower ends with a dense paisley design worked in reds, greens, blues and yellows, inner edges of the design 'feather out into the cream ground. Narrow borders worked at side edges with 'feathered' botehs extending into central ground, Fringed upper and lower edges.
DIMENSIONS
Width
1520 mm
HISTORY
Notes
Donated by Mrs Minna McGrady, the shawl belonged to Mrs McGrady's grandmother Minianna McGibbon.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of Minna McGrady, 1987
Acquisition Date
26 June 1987
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