Tan floral lace shawl with fringe
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tan floral lace shawl with fringe

Unidentified · late 20th century

synthetic (possibly rayon acetate)
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A tan floral (possibly filet) machine lace shawl. The shawl has a triangular shape with machine- made fringe on two of the three sides. The fringe length ranges from 3.5” – 9”. The shawl has three large flowers near the center with two smaller flowers on each side, and various floral shapes are staggered along the top of the shawl. A 1.5” border goes around the shorter sides and the longer side has a selvedge edge. There is no label.

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