Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

center shawl in photo, under bonnet

Name/Title

Shawl

Entry/Object ID

0016.002

Description

Mennonite shawl woven of wool with fringes on all 4 edges

Use

to keep warm instead of coat

Cataloged By

Dr. James R. Brunk

Acquisition

Accession

0016

Source or Donor

Roy and Naomi Roberts

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shawl

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

Adult

Textile Details

Material

Wool, Fabric

Color

Black

Made/Created

Place

City

Big Valley

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shawl

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Width

60 in

Length

63 in

Location

Hook

Room

Dining Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 1, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 5, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jun 5, 2025

Provenance

Notes

Naomi Roberts' family, shawl came to Shenandoah Valley years ago

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

05/15/2007

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

June 18, 2007

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 2, 2026