Woman's Net Scarf

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Net Scarf

Name/Title

Woman's Net Scarf

Entry/Object ID

CW 16-5 j

Description

Scarf. Woman's scarf; long narrow rectangle; white silk net with gold silk thread embroidery in floral pattern at both ends; plain net in center of scarf; three-inch knotted silk fringe at both ends. Dimensions: 66-inches long including fringe; 11 1/2-inches wide three-inch knotted fringe. Good condition. Circa 1870. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

11-1/2 in

Length

66 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 66-inches long including fringe; 11 1/2-inches wide three-inch knotted fringe.

Material

Net, gold thread

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johnson, George Clarence (1881-1965)

Provenance

Notes

Donor's husband - Information from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings: https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display_projects.cfm/49382 . "George Clarence Johnson; Born: 9/20/1881, Died: 10/5/1965. George C. Johnson attended Friends Central School and Drexel Institute. He worked for Horace Trumbauer for some 25 years; there he was in charge of supervising details, specifications and the superintendence of projects. From 1937 to 1939 Johnson served as assistant architect with the Pennsylvania State General State Authority." Johnson was a member of the T-Square Club and joined the AIA in 1945, reaching emeritus status in 1962."