A Canton shawl of ivory silk embroidered in coloured silks with trailing flowers, the corners with peonies and flitting birds, with knotted fringe; another similar, embroidered with scrolling exotic flowers mainly in shades of puce, orange, blue and yellow--both 50in. (125cm.) square; and another of black silk woven with gold lamé and printed with posies of roses--40in. (100cm.) square, 1920s (3)

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A Canton shawl of ivory silk embroidered in coloured silks with trailing flowers, the corners with peonies and flitting birds, with knotted fringe; another similar, embroidered with scrolling exotic flowers mainly in shades of puce, orange, blue and yellow--both 50in. (125cm.) square; and another of black silk woven with gold lamé and printed with posies of roses--40in. (100cm.) square, 1920s (3)

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