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Glasgow Damask
c 1850

silk two centre large rectangular shawl with an overall damask weave of leaves and flowers, half with a large ivory oval centre hand block printed with small repeat motifs, surrounded by foliage and a turquoise border with S scrolls and pine mnotifs, the deep outer border of deep pinks with upright pines in green, blue, ivory, the other half of the shawl with a large oval ivory plain centre with similar surround and borders as the first half, magenta outer borders and fringing to two ends, 11 ft 4 in x 5ft 10 in; 3.45 x 1.75 m

Comments

The overall damask weave is really beautiful. It is unusual to find one of these shawls.

Condition

Excellent apart from a few minor marks to the plain cream centre.