Woman's Scarf

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Scarf

Entry/Object ID

65-107

Description

Scarf. Woman's Quaker-style kerchief; rectangular; gray-green silk. Worn by Johnson family Quaker ancestors. Fair condition. Circa 1790. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Silk

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Worn by Johnson family Quaker ancestors. Worn by Johnson family Quaker ancestors. 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."