Name/Title
Woman's FichuEntry/Object ID
CW 5726Description
Fichu. Woman's fichu or modesty piece; light brown silk shawl with two lighter stripes woven-in near edges; self-fringe. Note with fichu: "Wedding shawl worn by Lydia Tyson in 1834 when she married Jacob Kolb. They were River Brethren - also known, locally, as Dunkers." No condition given. Date: 1834.
Transcribed from Original Accession Record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Date made
1834 - 1834Place
* Untyped Place
PennsylvaniaNotes
Creation Date: 1834Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Tyson, Lydia Borneman; Jacob Kolb and Caroline A. SlaterProvenance
Notes
Owner: Lydia [Borneman] Tyson
Note with fichu: "Wedding shawl worn by Lydia [Borneman]Tyson (1808-1890) on 30 November 1834 when she married Jacob Kolb [also Kulp]. They were River Brethren - also known, locally, as Dunkers."