Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paisley shawl
Object Number:
1976.47
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Wool, silk
Dimensions:
with fringe: 80 x 78 in. ( 203.2 x 198.1 cm )
Description:
Square jacquard woven harlequin paisley shawl with white center; pieced outer border with red, black, green, blue, white, and orange fringe on two short sides; multi-colored boteh design.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this shawl had been in the donor's family for three generations and was approximately 100 years old when it was given to the Society in 1976.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Constance D. Sherman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
