Lady's Wrap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Wrap

Entry/Object ID

CW 695

Description

Shawl. Silk shawl; cafe au lait color; embroidered; knotted fringe. Circa 1850. Worn by Mrs. Jacob M. Hess (nee Martha Ferguson, of East Falls. Mrs. Hess was born in Scotland 1832 and at the age of four years came to the US in a sail boat with her family, landing on Staten Island. Shawl given by her granddaughter. Poor Condition; frail. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

East Falls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tiers, Mrs. Paul L.; Mrs. Jacob M. Hess (nee Martha Ferguson)

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Mrs. Jacob M. Hess (nee Martha Ferguson, of East Falls. Mrs. Hess was born in Scotland 1832 and at the age of four years came to the US in a sail boat with her family, landing on Staten Island. Shawl given by her granddaughter.