Woman's Paisley Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk & Wool Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Paisley Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 4129

Description

Shawl. Woman's off-white silk shawl; rectangular; wool paisley design woven on silk background. European; wide woven paisley border in blue and red pattern. Body is of silk and wool "probably Norwich." Machine selvage on one end; hand-rolled and stitched at paisley end. Dimensions: 96 1/2-inches long; 47-inches wide. Fair condition - tears on border; stained.. Circa 1830. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

47 in

Length

96-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 96 1/2-inches long; 47-inches wide.

Material

Wool; silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Morgan Ash

Provenance

Notes

Kashmir & European Shawls "The two basic differences between Kashmir shawls and their [European] imitators are the type of cloth and the weaving method. The Kashmir shawls being woven from hair, were lighter and smooth with a natural sheen, whilst the European shawls, until the end of the 1830s, were woven from silk or wool which made them much heavier and less fine." (Source: Victoriana Magazine: http://www.victoriana.com/Shawls/paisley-shawl.html)