Woman's Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Chiffon Shawl

Woman's Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 1988.7.6

Description

Shawl. Woman's long rectangular shawl; white silk chiffon with tarnished gold thread floral design painted on; Two-inch hem at two ends; lost thread seam at each end. Dimensions: 96-inches long by 29-inches wide; end band 7-inches; side band 5-inches; lost thread hem 2-inches. Fair condition; some painted decoration lost; stains; holes. Circa 1910. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Material

Silk gauze

Provenance

Notes

Stored with chiffon shawls.