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Stunning Hand Embroidered Canton Shawl ~ Rare Imperial Yellow Color A stunning hand-embroidered Canton shawl on rare Imperial yellow silk ground. The embroidery is worked by hand in silk thread depicting peacocks, pagodas, swans, animals, birds, butterflies and flowers. |
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Colorful Art Deco Silk Jacquard Printed Shawl Dating to the 1920s this printed silk shawl would have been an alternative to the heavy embroidered shawls. Just as beautiful and textural because of the tone on tone pattern of the silk jacquard on which the shawl is printed. |
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Cousin Clara's India Shawl Circa 1860s Measuring 70" square this shawl is of the type referred to in its native India as "jamawar" or gown piece which refers to the striped weave with no borders present. Found in a dress box with the inscription "Cousin Clara's India Shawl". |
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Colorful Victorian Era Striped Paisley Shawl |
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Early Brocaded Plaid Silk Shawl Plaid silk forms the background for colorful florals worked in colorful fine silk thread. The shawl is hand sewn with hand knotted silk fringe. |
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Block Printed Paisley Shawl Circa 1850s As paisley shawls grew in popularity manufacturers continued to look for ways in which to cuts costs and sell their goods at lower prices. One solution was the printed paisley shawl which was originally manufactured and marketed as an alternative to the more expensive woven paisleys as well as the shawls imported at great cost from India. |
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