1825~ / 1829~, Paisley

1825~ / 1829~, Paisley

Identifier
T.840-1974
Acquisition
Given by Mrs Rosenthal
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
146.05 cm (length)
146.05 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Shawl of twill silk, Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1825-1829 Square shawl with a white twilled silk centre with applied white silk fringe and applied borders of two widths (7.25 inches x 2.0625 inches), the narrow ones in reverse of the broad to be folded in a triangle. The brown ground of the borders is filled with tiny blue flowers outlined in wine red and dark green leaves outlined in yellow. At intervals they back a complex of superimposed cones in which the colours pink and deep golden yellow are added in small quantities. Guard stripes to the border are symmetrical floral stems in the same colours as the mass of tiny flowers. The pale and dark yellow wefts are of silk.