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A Canton shawl of black silk embroidered in coloured silks, the corners with peonies, blossom and other exotic flowers, with two ducks on a pond in two corners, two pheasants in the other two, with flitting butterflies, the field sprigged with butterflies, birds and flowers, within a similar outer border and with knotted fringe; and a Barcelona shawl of ivory silk tulle, embroidered in floss silks with stylised scrolling flowers, with scalloped edge and knotted ivory fringe--both 60in. (150cm.) square (2)