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Fair Isle sweaters

Scope note

Sweaters characterized by intricate allover patterns carried out in yarns of several colors, originally hand-knitted on Fair Isle, off the coast of Scotland.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000254584

Broader Terms used

sweaters

Term used for

sweaters, Fair Isle

Equivalent Terms used

Fair Isle sweater

Created

13yrs ago

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