Lot 548: A Collection of Vintage Handmade White Textiles

A collection of vintage handmade white textiles comprising shawls, a wrap, and a fringed scarf. The group includes a large circular hand-knitted shawl worked with radial stitch patterns expanding from the centre into textured ridge motifs and terminating in a wide decorative lace-knit border with a pronounced scalloped edge. A second substantial shawl is hand-crocheted in an intricate openwork pattern with alternating bands of solid crochet and decorative lace sections including diamond and foliate motifs, finished with a picot-style border. The collection also features a rectangular crocheted wrap or blanket worked in a denser white yarn with a repeat pattern of solid rows interspersed with trellis stitch bands and finished with a scalloped edge. The final item is a lightweight semi-sheer white woven scarf with one end decorated with extensive hand-knotted fringe terminating in small looped tassels. The knitted and crocheted pieces are constructed from fine-gauge white yarn, and the scarf is made from a fine-weave fabric. No maker labels, tags, or marks are present on any of the items.