On the shoulders, draped open or held with the hands
This woman, dressed in evening attire, wears a lace shawl on the edge of her shoulders
This woman wears her shawl high on the shoulders, rather close to the neck. It drapes down the front of her.
This woman wears her lace shawl on her shoulders while holds her dog with the shawl draped through the arms.
This lace shawl is held on the shoulders, fully covering the arms.
This lace shawl is held closed with arms.
This image is harder to see. It appears to me the shawl is held on the shoulders.
This shawl is draped off the back of the shoulders. I believe this is a posed wearing.
These women wear their shawls on their shoulders tucked high under their arms.
Painting, 1860 another painting
On the shoulders, held closed with pin or other item
This lace shawl is held closed at the neck.
This woman is seated, wearing an open neckline dress. The striped silk shawl drapes around her shoulders and is closed at the front.
This lace shawl is worn high on the shoulders to the neck where it appears to be pinned.
This paisley family shawl is folded square and pinned at the neck. It is unusual to see a shawl folded this way.
Just off the shoulders
The woman on the right wears her shawl just off her shoulders and holds it closed low as she poses.
This shawl appears to be pinned in place. The woman is Cornelia Van Ness Roosevelt, taken in 1857. I believe this is a posed wearing.
This woman wears her shawl with a paisley border just off her shoulder with a significant amount draped over her arms.
This shawl is worn just off the edge of the shoulders and held fully with the arms.
This is likely a later 40s or early 50s image based on the dress and bonnet. The shawl is one that could possibly have been made at home.
Woman wearing a knit shawl
Draped on mid-upper-arm
Lace shawl worn by a woman in her 40s or 50s, draped over her upper arms as she is seated.
This lace shawl is worn on the upper arms. It is possibly a later 60s image based on the neckline.
On the arms/elbows
, draped low on the back, held at the elbows. Woman 20s or 30s.Solid shawl with possible border
This painting shows a woman, likely from the 1840s, in an open neckline day wear dress with her shawl draped around her arms loosely at the elbows.
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