Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Black Lace Shawl

Woman's Black Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 5258

Description

Shawl. Woman's black lace shawl; semi-circle with cut-out at neck. Dimensions: 42-inches from neck to bottom at center back; 102-inches at top. Poor condition - many holes. Circa mid 19th century. Shawl belonged to the donor's grandmother: Mrs. Thomas Albert Newhall (nee Jane Sarah Cushman, 1817-1907) of Germantown. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

42 in

Width

102 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 42-inches from neck to bottom at center back; 102-inches at top.

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Jane Sarah Cushman (1817-1908) Shawl belonged to the donor's grandmother: Mrs. Thomas Albert Newhall (nee Jane Sarah Cushman, 1817-1907) of Germantown. The donor, Mrs. James Kent Stoddard (1888-1987), was Frances Bernon Clark of Chestnut Hill. Her parents were Edward Walter Clark (1857-1946) & Lydia Jane Newhall (1858-1936). Lydia Newhall's parents were Thomas Albert Newhall (1815-1842) & Jane Sarah Cushman (1817-1907). Mrs. Stoddard is a first cousin of Joseph Sill Clark & Mary Todhunter Rockefeller, first wife of Nelson Rockefeller. (Source: Accession record)