Collections record Beta

Collection Record Detail

Object Name

Shawl

Object Number

ca1920-01-56

Description

Large wool Indian shawl; irregular shaped piece of black wool in center; body of shawl covered with elaborate paisley design in predominately red, green, purple, yellow, and blue; on two longer sides paisley border of same colors; on two shorter sides blocks of colored fabric sewn together and embroidered each with same design in different colored threads; fringe on these two ends; some type of signature or symbol stitched in white thread in black panel

Comment

owned by donor's brother, John W. Quincy who lived at 6 West 9th St. in NYC