Man's Woolen Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Man's Woolen Shawl (Folded in Half)

Name/Title

Man's Woolen Shawl

Entry/Object ID

67-106

Description

Shawl. Man's Shawl - may be a carriage shawl; very large rectangular; heavy-weight wool; plaid; twisted multicolored self-fringe. Colors: red, green, yellow, black. Dimensions: 186-inches long; 70-inches wide; 4-inches fringe. Worn by the donor's father, Thomas Albert Newhall (1813-1892) of Germantown. Fair condition - several mended holes. Circa 1880. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

70 in

Length

186 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 186-inches long; 70-inches wide; 4-inches fringe.

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stoddard, Mrs. James Kent and Thomas Albert Newhall (1813-1892)

Provenance

Notes

Worn by the donor's father, Thomas Albert Newhall (1813-1892) of Germantown. Mr. Newhall is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia. Donor: Mrs. James K. Stoddard. Maryland. Donated 1967, catalogued 1970.