Shawl of printed silk and woollen gauze. The shawl is woven with a silk stripe in the warp and weft at intervals of about one foot. At each end of the shawl are long cones, with alternating red and crimson grounds. Surrounding these, there is a profusion of feathery floral decoration. There is a border of similar undulating floral decoration and a narrow outer border. At each end there is a deep green silk fringe. The decoration of this shawl is typical of the period 1827-1835. Shawl of printed silk and woollen gauze, English (Norwich), 1830