Scarf

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Scarf

Entry/Object ID

2000.10.67H

Description

Silk or linen scarf, embroidered in silk and gold. Long and narrow, with floss floral embroidery near ends. Gold, peach, ivory, aqua, and green in embroidery. Gold border, from Asia. "1861" written in ink on fabric. "Steel, Anglefield, South Godstone" on fabric tag.

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

83-1/4 in

Material

Linen, Silk

Provenance

Notes

See Sophie Steel textiles. Donor Anson Peckham was nephew of Sophie Steel. Steel (1870-1958) was born in Bethlehem, PA but grew up in Germantown. She later lived in England and France and was a student of Howard Pyle. She illustrated "Historic Dress in America."