Textiles and Stuff 

This is an antique machine knitted shawl in cream silk, probably dating from the Victorian period. It is very fine and light in weight and knitted in a design of large floral sprays and single sprigs. There is a border of smaller sprays round the edge and it has a fringe of 11 cms. It is almost square in shape and measures approximately 161 cms. x 152 cms. including the fringe. There are a few very small holes in the shawl which can be seen in the photographs but they are not noticeable and the shawl is very warm and light to wear and drapes beautifully.