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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 405688, member: 2844"]I agree with the date the others gave, 18th century courting scenes were highly popular at the time. </p><p>And it looks like silk, jacquard woven. If there is a loose thread on the scarf you can try the burn test. Here is a very useful chart so you know how, and what to look for (and smell):</p><p><a href="http://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 405688, member: 2844"]I agree with the date the others gave, 18th century courting scenes were highly popular at the time. And it looks like silk, jacquard woven. If there is a loose thread on the scarf you can try the burn test. Here is a very useful chart so you know how, and what to look for (and smell): [URL]http://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf[/URL][/QUOTE]
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