Scarf

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Scarf

Entry/Object ID

2000.10.67I

Description

Silk scarf with self-stripes in ivory. Apricot and brown and yellow, green embroidery near both ends. Fringe. Paisley design. Persia?

Dimensions

Width

21-1/2 in

Length

91-1/2 in

Material

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."