A long shawl, woven with a black oval medallion fringed with trees, the field with an arch at either end with arcaded cartouche centre, the tail gates woven with Chinoiserie pavillions, the corners with a pool and shady tree, the lateral borders with peacocks within cartouches, in the manner of Charles Couder, the French shawl designer, 1840s--56in x 140in (134cm x 336cm)