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Woman's Shawl1860s

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Textile or textile design with dense allover pattern of curved paisley forms and naturalistic floral clusters, rendered in fine gray lines on a white ground
Detail of needle lace in white thread, densely worked with floral sprays, scrolling acanthus, and curved banded borders, photographed against a light gray background.
Pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting dense, sprawling floral and botanical motifs—clusters of flowers, leaves, and delicate sprigs arranged in a repeating allover pattern with fine, detailed linework and light gray shading.
Needle lace textile, close-up of a scalloped corner section with densely worked floral and foliate motifs, scrolling bands forming curved borders, and a sheer ground of fine mesh.
Textile fragment with densely printed floral and foliate design in gray on white ground, featuring curved paisley-like bands edged with scrollwork, filled with roses, leaves, and scattered sprigs.
Black lace textile, close-up detail showing a dense floral border with large raised roses and foliage above a geometric ribbon motif with bead-like picots, transitioning to scattered sprigs on fine net ground above; scalloped lower edge.

Unknown, Woman's Shawl, 1860s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anita S. Watson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Shawl
Place Made
Belgium, Grammont
Date Made
1860s
Medium
Linen lace
Dimensions
57 1/4 × 116 in. (145.42 × 294.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita S. Watson
Accession Number
M.83.189.54
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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