A fantastic gorgeous Civil War era - to later Victorian white Chantilly lace shawl. The shawl is in an all over flora in large flowers and fern pattern punctuated with smaller sprays of flowers. A pleasing design showing off the scallop border on   the triangle shape of the edge.  . Length of the shawl from center back, to the point is 54" long. 112" at the longest side of the triangle. 80" along each of the other sides.

A pleasing design shows off the scallop border on its triangle shape. . Length of the shawl from center back to the point is 54" long. 112" along the longest side of the triangle. 80" along each of the other sides.

A close up detail of the flower and fern pattern. 

How attractive garment for a 19th century evening ball