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Norwich Clabburn
c 1860

Stunning. These all silk shawls give a shot silk appearance, the colour changing slightly depending on the direction. See: Clabburn, Pamela The Norwich Shawl p 92 on Clabburn 2 Shawls. Also for similar style and colouring no 63 on page 96.


Cataloguing

zebra jacquard woven silk square shawl, manufactured by Clabburn, Sons & Crisp, a central bright pink stripe and another of ultramarine blue flanked with bands of small pines within arches, bordered with bands of ovals and stylised flowers , flanked by black stripes and with similar outer borders of double narrower pink bands, all with pink, blue, green, black and white silks, 70 in or 1.80 m sq.


Condition

Excellent.