Woman's Fichu

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Fichu

Entry/Object ID

CW 479

Description

Fichu. Woman's Fichu. Mull collar or fichu; hand-made lace edge. Embroidered and hand-drawn work on collar. Early 19th Century. A fichu is a woman's light triangular scarf that is draped over the shoulders and fastened in front or worn to fill in a low neckline. Mull is a soft sheer fabric. Transcribed from Original Accession Record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania