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Object Name
Shawl
Object Number
1912-02-1
Description
White silk shawl. Shawl has 5 1/2" border of braided and twisted silk thread with 9" fringe at the end of the border.
Provenance
This Canton crepe shawl was brought from China in 1806 by Commodore David Deacon, U.S.N.
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
1806
Dimensions
62" W x 60" L additional 16 1/2" border
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