A 19th century woven silk shawl

English, possibly Spitalfields, or French, circa 1820-1830

With a repeated design of a bell-shaped flower surmounted by seven smaller flowerheads, in coral, amber, yellow-gold and ecru, within a border of a double helix of 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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