Lot Essay
Cf page 124-5 for an illustration of a very similar shawl reminiscent of Berrus designs, Monique Levi Strauss, The Cashmire Shawl.
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A 'Paisley' Four Seasons shawl, woven with a border of cones filled with naturalistic flowers, the red, ivory, green and yellow field woven with lush foliage and flowers, 1849-50--74in square