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Woman's Shawlcirca 1848

Not on view
Large woven textile shawl with a plain ivory upper field above a densely patterned lower half featuring large lavender and crimson boteh motifs in red, green, and navy

Unknown, Woman's Shawl, circa 1848, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Joyce and Barry Swayne in loving memory of Isabell Thompson, Elizabeth Nimmo, and Elizabeth Stuart, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Shawl
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1848
Medium
Wool and silk twill with wool supplementary-weft patterning and silk fringe
Dimensions
Excluding fringe: 117 × 59 3/4 in. (297.18 × 151.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Joyce and Barry Swayne in loving memory of Isabell Thompson, Elizabeth Nimmo, and Elizabeth Stuart
Accession Number
M.90.66.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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