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

Antique Manila Manton Silk Shawl with Double Sided Embroidery  Superb Dense Manila Manton - Cantonese embroidery Has 28 faces sewn on. - 6 in the left corner, 6 in the right corner, 8 small ones in the border in the left corner and 8 small ones in the border in the right corner. 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. Size: 160 x 155 cm [without fringe fleco] Plus a fringe of 62cm of which 26 cm in woven macrame and the rest is loose hanging silk thread.       *** 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