Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shawl

Entry/Object ID

G2003.151

Description

Long, wide rectangular shawl, machine woven. Deep end borders with pairs of fairly staid facing butas above odd geometric band which is also woven along selvedges, extending and knotted a little past the shawl end which has only short, thin warp fringe, no harlequin colors. (once longer?) Small butas and anthemia [?] spaced inside lengthwise border. Black field, very thin, all fine [merino?] wool or silk. Colors are red, gold, pale blue, green,white.About 5” wide by 10’ long.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory, Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shawl

Clothing Sex

Female

Made/Created

Date made

1835 - 1845