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1157 Antique Double Sided Embroidery Manila Manton – Cantonese Embroidery with faces

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Superb Dense Manila Manton – Cantonese embroidery

Has faces sewn on.

Made in Canton, China in 1880-1900

Antique shawl with soft colored embroidery on beige or camel silk base

Profusely embroidered with figures and scenes

Excellent piece for use as a style accessory or as a collectible!

Also known as Piano Shawl, Fringed Flapper Shawl & Flamenco Shawl.

PRICE ON REQUEST

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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