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Lavender Ground
c 1840

Very summery.

Cataloguing

hand block printed wool and silk square shawl, the ivory centre with small repeat flower sprigs, the edges with slanting pines, an outer border of similar on a lavender ground, seperated by guard stripes of green zig zags, 5ft 2 in or 157 cm square wool fringing.

Condition

Excellent. Fresh and pretty. There are three feint feint redish markings, as if some dye from say tissue paper has leaked out.