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See Monique Levi Strauss, The Cashmir Shawl, p.107, for an illustration of a very similar shawl design by Anthony Berrus, dated 1849, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Cabinet des Dessins, CD5323
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AN ASYMMETRIC LONG SHAWL
FRENCH, 1849-51
Woven with an ivory field invaded by palm trees--64in. x 130in. (154cm. x 312cm.)
FRENCH, 1849-51
Woven with an ivory field invaded by palm trees--64in. x 130in. (154cm. x 312cm.)