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Mulhouse Printed Shawl
1860s

This light finely printed rectangular wool shawl must have been a joy to wear and would have draped beautifully.


Cataloguing

Hand block printed silk and wool, with narrow lines containing a variety of continuous designs, using red, orange, white, black, magenta, pink, mid green and pale blue, plain epaulette border and short fringe. 



Length 10ft 10 in; 3.3 m



Width 5ft 7 in; 1.7 m


Condition

Very very good.


Comments

Reve De Cachemire, Cachemires De Reve. Musée de L'Impresion sur Étoffes Mulhouse.



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