Woman's Shawl

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Black Lace Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Shawl

Entry/Object ID

CW 5254

Description

Shawl. Woman's black lace shawl; floral pattern; scalloped edges all around; denser pattern at border; border is pleated. Dimensions: 74-inches at sides; 108-inches across top; 51-inches from neck to bottom at center back. Fair condition. Circa mid-19th century. Shawl belonged to the donor's mother: Mrs. Thomas Albert Newhall, 1817-1907 (Jane Sarah Cushman) of Germantown. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1830 - 1860

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

51 in

Width

108 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 74-inches at sides; 108-inches across top; 51-inches from neck to bottom at center back.

Material

Lace

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Jane Sarah Cushman (1817-1907) Shawl belonged to the donor's mother: Mrs. Thomas Albert Newhall, 1817-1907 (Jane Sarah Cushman) of Germantown. The donor, Mrs. James Kent Stoddard (1888-1987), was Frances Bernon Clark of Chestnut Hill. Her parents were Edward Walter Clark (1857-1946) & Lydia Jane Newhall (1858-1936). Lydia Newhall's parents were Thomas Albert Newhall (1815-1842) & Jane Sarah Cushman (1817-1907). Mrs. Stoddard is a first cousin of Joseph Sill Clark & Mary Todhunter Rockefeller, first wife of Nelson Rockefeller. (Source: Accession record)