Black & White Antique Manton de Manila/ Piano Shawl Embroidered with Flowers


Black and White Silk Embroidered Manton de Manila from Canton circa 1845 –
aka Spanish Flamenco Shawl or Embroidered Silk Piano Shawl. 

The Heavy Weight Silk – the black fabric section is 64 inches square. It is then bordered by a 6 inch hand done macrame knotted lattice, plus 20 inches of long fringe around all sides in ivory silk. The final measurement is 116 inches square including the fringe. 

Folded in half on the diagonal, as you would fold it to wear it, in a triangular configuration, this shawl is 7 and 1/2 feet across on the Hypotenuse – Black Silk Section – the macrame hand knotted lattice and the long fringes are in addition to this measurement – an extra 26 inches for the fringe around the outer edge of the shawl. 

The shawl weighs 3 lbs or 1.361 Kilograms = 1361 Grams – It is exceptionally heavyweight for these shawls so it is of the very highest quality. Shawl is an antique with Provenance and amazing history. I will provide this upon request. In short it was bought from a sea captain in SF in 1845 during the Gold Rush. It is one of 2 shawls - the other features birds and will also be listed