wedding shawl


wedding shawl

Summary

Square of sheer ivory silk gauze with deep border printed in narrow stripes of sky blue, with sky blue branches. Branches bear large exotic flowers of red, fawn and orange. Border ends in a band of shaded sky blue, with white floral branches. The centre of the shawl is plain ivory white, with a narrow border of formal flowering leafy branches. Rolled hem with knotted fringe.


Object Name

wedding shawl

Date Created

1830-1840

Dimensions

Size: 172cm x 172cm
Fringe:

accession number

1981.100

Collection Group

costume
womenswear

Place of creation

India

Medium

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