Woman's Scarf

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Scarf

Entry/Object ID

Gill-273-Q (b)

Description

Scarf. Woman's Quaker-style kerchief; white silk; ravelled self-fringe. Worn by the donor's great grandmother, Rebecca (Harrold) Gillingham, wife of Joseph Gillingham. Excellent condition. Circa 1810. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Silk

Provenance

Notes

Worn by the donor's great grandmother, Rebecca (Harrold) Gillingham, wife of Joseph Gillingham.