Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Woman's Black Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 5172

Description

Shawl. Woman's black lace shawl; large triangle; scalloped edges all around; Spanish lace mantilla. Dimensions: 68-inches at sides; 98-inches across top; 36-inches from neck to bottom at center back. Very poor condition - holes; fabric is shredding. Circa 1855. Old Spanish lace Mantilla was worn by Mrs. Joseph Hill of Cresheim in Mt. Airy, the paternal grandmother of Mrs. T. Frank Rossiter and the donor, Helen Hill Thomson. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Spain

Dimensions

Height

36 in

Width

98 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 68-inches at sides; 98-inches across top; 36-inches from neck to bottom at center back.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thompson, Helen Hill; Mrs. Frank P. Hill, Mrs. T. Frank Rossiter, Jr.; Mrs. Alexander F. Sabine

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

Additional Place of Origin

Provenance

Notes

Old Spanish lace Mantilla was worn by Mrs. Joseph Hill of Cresheim in Mt. Airy, the paternal grandmother of Mrs. T. Frank Rossiter and the donor, Helen Hill Thomson.