Lot Essay
The patterns of this shawl border are very close to those depicted in the Norwich shawl pattern book of 1833 sold in these rooms as lot 44 on 23 February 1993.
SHAWLS
All measurements are approximate
A turnover shawl of 'Norwich' pink silk, the borders woven with blue and olive green cones within a nimbus against a ground of pink and blue flowers, circa 1833--60in square and two printed shawls (3)
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A turnover shawl of 'Norwich' pink silk, the borders woven with blue and olive green cones within a nimbus against a ground of pink and blue flowers, circa 1833--60in square and two printed shawls (3)