Mantón de Manila

NameShawl

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date19th century

Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia

Place madeSpain, Europe

MediumSilk

Dimensions90 3/16 × 85 13/16 in. (229 × 218 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Jeannette Flamm Brockman in honor of Francis F. Shirk Johnson, A.2018.7.1

Object numberA.2018.7.1

DescriptionThe shawl is turquoise blue silk with bright colored embroidered flowers, primarily in reds and pinks, and long turquoise fringe. Each corner has four red blooms surrounded by smaller five-petaled blooms and buds. Smaller flowers are scattered throughout the piece. The entire square is edged in macrame approximately 8 cm wide with 27cm long fringe.