Orenburg Knitted Wool Shawl
Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- This gossamer fine wool shawl was knitted in Orenburg, Russia in 1869, according to the donor, Miss Marthe Panchard. The shawl is pictured in Gossamer Webs: The History and Techniques of Orenburg Lace Shawls by Galina A. Khmeleva, 1998, p. 11
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miss Marthe Panchard, 1975
- 1869
- ID Number
- TE.T17898
- catalog number
- T17898
- accession number
- 317932
- Object Name
- shawl, knitted lace
- lace, knitting
- lace, knitting, shawl
- Object Type
- knitting
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- knitted (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 90 in x 60 in; 228.6 cm x 152.4 cm
- place made
- Russia: Orenburgskaya Oblast', Orenburg
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Clothing & Accessories
- Lace
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Costume
- Lace
- Lace Making
- Adornment
- Wool
- Knitting
- Record ID
- nmah_627881
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-5e78-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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