Shawl, ca. 1805–20, British, Spitalfields, Woven silk, Overall: 8 ft. 11 in. × 33 in. (271.8 × 83.8 cm), Textiles-Woven, This woven silk shawl was the English silkweavers’ answer to the popularity of the fine wool shawls being imported from the Kashmir region of India. Long rectangular shawls were essential accessories of fashion for European women from the late 18th century through the middle of the 19th century
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Shawl, ca, 1805–20, British, Spitalfields, Woven silk, Overall, 8 ft, 11, 33, 271.8, 83.8 cm, Textiles-Woven, woven, silk, shawl, English silkweavers, answer, popularity, fine wool, shawls, imported, Kashmir region, India, Long rectangular, essential accessories, fashion, European women, late 18th, century, middle, 19th century
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