Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Net Shawl: WioWoman's Lace Shawl
Woman's Net Shawl

WioWoman's Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Shawl

Entry/Object ID

69-134

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; long rectangular; off-white or beige net; metallic-silver pieces punched onto net to form geometric designs; hand-stitched hems on two ends; 1/4-inch rolled hems on long sides. Size: 82-inches long; 22-inches wide; 8 1/2-inch bands at ends. oriental style. Fair condition. Circa 1910. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

22 in

Length

82 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Size: 82-inches long; 22-inches wide; 8 1/2-inch bands at ends.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bary, Mrs. Constantine W.

Provenance

Notes

The donor's husband, Constantine W. Bary, was the author of: Reminiscences Of My Life,1978, Columbia University Press and Operational Economics of Electric Utilities. He and his wife lived in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania.