day 13: about a shawl

Pls scrowll down to have a view of the so-called Manton de Manila, Manila's shawl, and find below detailed pics of my blue one, also pictured in the prior post...



Now for the origin of its name allow me to quote the clever net:

Manila, capital of the Philippines, gave its name to one of the complements with which the women of Seville identifies most. The island, colonised by Spain in the 16th century, was an obligatory port of call for galleons loaded with precious cargoes of oriental products, which came via Mexico to dock at Seville's port. The daintiness and bright embroidery of the Chinese-made shawls captivated the imagination of Sevillians from all walks of life, to the point where the Manila silk shawl gave protection from the cold to both workers at the tobacco factory (the legendary Carmen among them) and ladies of the aristocracy alike.

After some time the Chinese decorations on the shawls were replaced by local motifs; the dragons, bamboo and pagodas disappeared and rose-shaped decorative motifs and birds, roses, carnations and other flowers appeared.

Melli mentioned a mantilla. A mantilla is a small headscarf made of cloth or lace previously worn to cover the head of Catholic women while attending church, as explained by the wiki . Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of manta, cape. While manton is in turn the augmentative!