Orenburg Knitted Wool Shawl

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/30c530d2e166b83347dbf95d24dbadf7

Title

Orenburg Knitted Wool Shawl

Creator

Unknown

Date

1869

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
Currently not on view

Subject

Adornment
Knitting
Lace
Clothing & Accessories
Costume
Lace Making
Wool
Textiles

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

http://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=SIA-94-8031&max=150

Type

image

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID%3Anmah_627881&repo=DPLA

Citation

Unknown, “Orenburg Knitted Wool Shawl,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 30, 2026, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/5445.

Comments