This flamenco shawl was embroidered by hand using natural silk. It is decorated with floral motifs typical of the shawl making tradition of Seville in Spain. The beige fringe was braided at the seam and hangs freely.
In his novel Fortunata y Jacinta, 19th century Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós mentions the mantón, or Manila shawl, as being both aristocratic and ...
