A fine 'Paisley' shawl, woven with a laurel leaf framed field, the ends worked with a pair of cones beneath an arch, with flower head centre, probably Scottish, circa 1860--64in x 140in
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A fine 'Paisley' shawl, woven with a laurel leaf framed field, the ends worked with a pair of cones beneath an arch, with flower head centre, probably Scottish, circa 1860--64in x 140in
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This shawl comes by descent from Margaret Kennedy Murdoch, born 1869, of Ochiltree, Ayrshire, who emigrated to the United States aged 18.