Probably Scotland, Edinburgh or Paisley, or England, Norwich

Long Shawl

1815/20
Center of silk and cotton, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave; patterned areas of cotton, weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'S' twill interlacings; main warp fringe; attached side borders of cotton and wool, weft-float faced 2:2 'Z' twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in weft-float faced 1:3 'Z' twill interlacings; added fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
259.1 × 128.3 cm (102 × 50.5 in)

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