Manton_de_Manila

Manton_de_Manila: (Spanish, mantón: shawl, synonyms: manton_de_seda, Piano_shawl, manila_shawl, Canton_shawl), a silk embroidered shawl from Canton, China introduced to the Manila, Philippines – a Spanish colony – through Spanish trade as it passed through its port. It became synonymous to flamenco costumes and Spanish identity and were also often draped over pianos thus Piano_Shawls.