Shawl
1840-1880
Place madeScotland, Europe
Wool
Overall: 135 x 3050 1/2 in. ( 342.9 x 7748.3 cm )
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Modry
1947.426
DescriptionJaquard woven wool paisley shawl in red and blue against cream colored ground; the center is rectangular and cream colored surrounded with a border of small red and blue boteh; large elongated boteh in a horizontal row across each end, the outer border is a boteh and plant motif; the fringe across each end consists of strips of cream colored wool which has been unravelled and sewn to the shawl.ClassificationsTEXTILES
