Woman's Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 72-202

Description

Shawl. Woman's nearly square shawl; silk crepe; celadon; extra-long fringe on four sides elaborately knotted in squares; fringe twisted firmly and sewn onto hemmed edges; Spanish-style. Dimensions: 88-inches long, including fringe; 87-inches wide, including fringe. Knotted band is 7-inches deep; fringe is 18-inches long. Fair condition; fading; stains; fringe tangled but in good overall condition. Circa 1920. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

87 in

Length

88 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 88-inches long, including fringe; 87-inches wide, including fringe. Knotted band is 7-inches deep; fringe is 18-inches long.

Material

Silk crepe

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ellwanger, Miss Helen M. (1899-1995)