It's the period term for a scarf. It persists until at least the 1860s, and from what I've seen in antique knitting/crochet books, scarf generally refers to a dresser scarf (like a doily, table runner thing) until after 1900. I'm not sure when scarf supersedes comforter for a clothing item.
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Date: 2010-09-27 10:00 pm (UTC)