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Damask Shawl
1820

Wonderful colours.


Cataloguing

The square shawl woven with a shot effect, the centre blue and rust with a diagonal flowering plant design, two opposing borders of green shot with rust between yellow/rust/ivory guard stripes, the other opposing borders of green on blue with rust/yellow/green guard stripes, 55 in/ 1.4 m.


Condition

Very, very good. There is a little marking where the mordant in the dye has changed colour, but not very noticeable. Ask for photos.