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Shawl
Multicolored paisley jacquard wool shawl; predominantly red with green, yellow gold, light blue, and black; 8 inch by 8 inch black center; two sides have black fringe; 71 inches by 72 inches.
From donor's maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Wayne Sawyer, who was part of the Crafts family from Vermont. Shawl was manufactured in Paisley, Scotland and imported by Lewis Jones, importer of fine shawls. First owner of the shawl was Mrs. Chapman Crafts.
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Shawl
Beige cotton net Coptic shawl; cotton net base with sterling silver geometric design; 32.5 inches by 89 inches.
Purchased in Egypt, likely during the donor's trip there with her family in 1926.
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Shawl
Black cotton net Coptic shawl with sterling silver geometric designs; 36.5 inches by 88 inches.
Purchased in Egypt, likely during the donor's trip there with her family in 1926.
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Shawl
White net shawl with silver metallic flat foil patterns; motifs of trees, diamonds, and churches with crosses; Egyptian Coptic textile; 35 inches by 78 inches.
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Shawl
Pink silk shawl; floral embroidery in pink, purple, and yellow; 24 inch long macrame fringe; 63 inches by 60 inches.
This shawl belonged to the donor's mother, Leona Fournier Bossort. She wore it as an evening wrap for formal dinner parties and festive occasions in the early 1900s.
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Shawl
Golden yellow silk jersey shawl; hand-embroidered with paisley motif at ends; 8 inch variegated fringe; lined with mosaic blue; 16.5 inches by 67.5 inches.
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Dark red silk crepe shawl; satin stitch floral embroidery of light green tendrils and white and pink flowers around edge; some flowers scattered in center; 35 inches by 35.5 inches; 8.5 inch long dark red silk fringe with seven rows of knotting.
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Black crepe shawl; white satin stitch floral embroidery throughout; 49 inches by 51 inches; 19 inch long white silk fringe with 7 rows of knots before it is left free to hang.
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Shawl
Black silk shawl; multicolored floral, bird, and butterfly embroidery, with red, white, and green as dominant colors; 9 inch long macrame fringe; 58 inches by 58 inches.
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Shawl
White silk crepe shawl; embroidered with large bright pink flowers and floral motifs in pink, blue, green, and purple; long fringe; 52 inches by 49 inches.
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Shawl
Black silk shawl embroidered with multi-colored flowers and 4 very large magenta roses at the corners; 15" deep hand-knotted fringe; 59 inches by 56 inches.
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Shawl
Coral silk chiffon shawl; ombré shaded to light peach color at center; row of faggoting at center; 8 inch hand-knotted fringe; 21 inches by 72.5 inches.
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Shawl
Pink and purple ombré shawl of silk chiffon with velvet details; floral print in voided velvet; shawl is dyed in interesting way, with orange, yellow, pink, purple, and blue clouded together; 14 inch long fringe trim made from mixed multicolor thread.
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Shawl
Black silk shawl with large scale floral design; hand-painted design of 4 pink roses, one in each corner of shawl; they have magenta details and shading on petals and 4 leaves extending outwards; the leaves are long and bright green with a split turquoise and orange center; the design is almost cartoonish; turquoise border around entire shawl; along edge is black diamond double knot fringe, 16 inches long.
The first image shows the front and the second image the back, though they're very similar.