Women’s Paisley Wool Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Description

"Paisley" type long wool shawl with dark background; black or dark green in center; deep designs on both ends & narrower designs on sides; 1.5" borders of forals with scalloped effect on each end; deep designs are crimson, pale blue, pale green, beige, gold & brown; design consists of scrolls & swirls with painted motifs at top & sides of designs merging into plain center; on the back the colored designs are "uncropped" with woven threads carried across the back; center is woven treads-plain; black fringe on ends.

Context

Shawls were worn as cloaks for ladies; woven on large looms for domestic trade in France, England & Scotland.

Collection

Charlotte Jones & Marian Jones Clark

Acquisition

Accession

1983.016

Source or Donor

Charlotte Jones, Marian Jones Clark

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shawl

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Wool

Color

Multicolor, Green, Orange

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 11, 2001

Create Date

February 11, 2001

Update Date

January 23, 2025