Gallery Title
Gallery Title
shawl
Accession Number NWHCM : 2009.55
Description
Norwich shawl by Towler and Campin made for the Great Exhibition of 1851; shawl of pivoting vegetal design,the ground half red and half green, overall exuberant floral motifs; woven in silk and wool in eight colours, silk warp threads, woollen wefts plus additional silk weft, fringed
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The golden age in the Norwich textile industry was the mid-18th century. As it began to decline, new businesses developed which re-invigorated the trade, the most important of which was the manufacture of Norwich shawls.
Artist
Towler and Campin
Creation Date
1849-1851
Department
Costume and Textiles : Norwich Castle Museum