I am limited in time, but in a quick google, I ran across this excerpt from
Piecework:
Queen Victoria's Shawl, A Chinese Export Embroidered Silk Masterpiece JA02:24.
Critchlow, Jo
Of course we all know "embroidered" can be used loosely, but "Chinese Export"
and "Silk" are intriguing, and I am not certain (and doubt) that Jo Critchlow
was the author of the article.  This would at least indicate that someone
submitted an article to the periodical, and that Interweave should be able to
obtain the article and/or author.
There is also an excerpt from a book, saying Harriet Tubman received a "white
shawl" from Queen Victoria (as her fame grew), and also a black one, of which
she put on immediately and wore frequently . . . the white one relegated for
pictures, etc.
Of course the item would have been "white" then.  Of course in my life
specializing in color expertise, it was commonly shared that there are over
ten thousand shades of white . . .
Perhaps someone can ferret out more information.

Best,Susan Reishus

"For some reason, I seem to have become obsessed with the Harriet Tubman 
shawl, largely because it totally frustrates me that I cannot identify how it
is  made..." Devon

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