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Victorian
Wool Paisley Shawl Cloak Cape. |
This
extraordinary Victorian era antique wool paisley shawl cloak cape
dates from 1900. It is made of a jacquard hand loomed woven wool
done in strong vivid vibrant colors of red, orange, brown, blue,
green, gold, black and white in a decorative paisley pattern design.
This stunning shawl has exquisite workmanship and detail. It has
been beautifully made into a long floor length cloak style cape,
with a large fluffy dyed black fox fur collar, smocking gathers
around the shoulders, hook and eye closure on the neck and is fully
lined with an inside pocket. These paisley shawls were made in Paisley,
Scotland and were popular during the mid to late 1800s with at least
one being included in every better class trousseau. They were known
as 'kirking' (church) shawls and were worn to church on the first
Sunday after the wedding and then used again at christenings. The
cape measures 38 inches long, with a 28 inch neck and is 100 inches
in circumference along the bottom. It is in excellent clean wearable
condition, with some dryness and several small rips in the fox fur
collar only. This is truly a wonderful one of a kind wearable piece
of paisley textile art. $500 |
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Buyer
pays $20.00 shipping, handling and insurance, USA orders only.
International orders please email. Money orders ship immediately & checks have a 7 day hold. Worry free three day money back guarantee. All payment must be in U.S. Dollars. Thanks for looking. |
