Embroidered Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Embroidered Shawl

Entry/Object ID

2011.116

Description

A large, ecru silk shawl, with ecru floral-patterned crewel embroidery throughout the main body of the shawl. There is ecru netting and knotted fringe along three edges of the shawl, as well as ecru tassels in the center of the shawl and ecru fringe on the main body that runs parallel to the top edge.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shawl

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Fabric, Silk

Color

Ecru

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1900

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shawl

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

70 in

Length

28 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements include fringe.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good