Shawl

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shawls of this type were de riguer for wearing with the large hoop skirts of the 1860s. Rigid architectural forms contrasting with organic plant forms was a favored design scheme. This is a fine example of what could be done on the Lever machines.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art