19th century
Black and purple shawl with fringes around all four edges. The shawl has a design of stylised flowers and leaves in purple and black on a dark purple ground with ornate ribbons and rows of connecting circles and diamonds. In addition there are ovals containing flowers and isolated bunches of flowers.
TRC 2016.0370
Shawl
Textile Research Centre
Silk
Factory woven cloth (brocaded supplementary wefts)