FINE ANTIQUE SILK WEDDING PIANO SHAWL VICTORIAN CANTON MANTON DE MANILA HANDWORK

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BEAUTIFUL SILK VICTORIAN HAND EMBROIDERED WEDDING SHAWL
FOUR BOUQUETS OF FLOWERS CENTERED BY A PASSION FLOWER WITH DELPHINIUMS, WILD ROSES, TULIPS and OTHER FLOWERS SURROUNDED BY A DOUBLE BORDER OF A LOOPED RIBBON AND WILD ROSES
VERY DENSE FINELY WORKED HAND EMBROIDERY ON NATURAL MEDIUM WEIGHT SLUB SILK
APPROXIMATELY 50” x 53” THE EMBROIDERED FIELD
DOUBLE SIDED EMBROIDERY HANDWORKED MACRAME FRINGE APPROXIMATELY 3”TOTAL DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 56” x 59”
VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION THERE IS ONE TEENY HOLE AND SOME THREAD PULLS
PHOTOS SHOW ENTIRE FRONT AND REVERSE SIDES OF SHAWL.
ABSOLUTELY LOVELY VERY FINE SHAWL EXHIBITING BEAUTIFUL NEEDLEWORK FROM A BYEGONE ERA