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Shawl

c. 1890
Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, single satin, and stem stitches; attached painted ivory faces; edged with silk, oblique interlacing with wrapped, knotted, cut fringe
204.5 × 207 cm (80.5 × 81.5 in)

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