Square cashmere shawl, F Hébert, c. 1860, black cruciform ground pattern accented by four large, converging fleurons; the border features broad, sinuous panels filled with interlaced flowering palm leaves framing a fleurón. Cut-warp cashmere weave, woven signature on the medallion, (a few small snags, repairs to the medallion and border), 179 x 190 cm.