Name/Title
ShawlEntry/Object ID
72-133Description
Shawl. Woman's paisley shawl; white wool with white silk pattern; nearly square; knotted fringe on two sides including 1 1/2-inch fringe with a 1/2-inch knotted band; rolled hem on two sides. Dimensions: 59-inches long including fringe; 55-inches wide. Good condition - a few holes. Circa 1830.
Shawl belonged to Hannah Hacker Mifflin, sister of Jeremiah Hacker.
Transcribed from original accession record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDimensions
Width
55 inLength
59 inDimension Notes
Details: Dimensions: 59-inches long including fringe; 55-inches wide; knotted fringe on two sides including 1 1/2-inch fringe with a 1/2-inch knotted band;Provenance
Notes
Shawl belonged to Hannah Hacker Mifflin (1848-19150, sister of Jeriah Hacker. Circa 1830. Hannah Hacker Mifflin and her husband lived at 48-62 East Penn Street in Germantown.
Extensive information about the family and their house on East Penn Street may be found in the building's Nomination at the Register of Historic Places, Historical Commission of Philadelphia: http://www.phila.gov/historical/Documents/48-62-E-Penn-St-nomination.pdf.
