A fine shawl woven with a central rosace medallion, thed ends worked with three pairs of opposing cones under lobed arcading, labelled on reverse D A D Jne B & Cie, Seule Medaille d'Or en Rappel en 1849, Décoration en 1851, Fabrique Supérieure--126in x 62in

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A fine shawl woven with a central rosace medallion, thed ends worked with three pairs of opposing cones under lobed arcading, labelled on reverse D A D Jne B & Cie, Seule Medaille d'Or en Rappel en 1849, Décoration en 1851, Fabrique Supérieure--126in x 62in

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The label refers to the firm of Duché, A (possibly Aineé), Duché Jeune, Brière & Cie, who exhibited at the 1862 Exhibition. This firm was famed for the fineness of its cashmere thread. Cf Vol III, p 118, Class XXI, France.

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