A woven silk shawl

English or French, circa 1890-1910

With a repeated design of a bell-shaped flower surmounted by seven smaller flowerheads in coral, amber, yellow-gold and ecru, on a blue ground. Within a border of spiralling lichen framing further flowerheads, and a narrow edging - integral to the width of silk at top and bottom, and sewn over the selvedge at each side - of slanted oak leaves on a terracotta ground. With a long trellised blue fringe.

145cm (57”) x 142cm (56”) wide.

170cm (67”) x 167cm (65¾”) including the fringe.

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