Woman's Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Woman's Woolen Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Shawl

Entry/Object ID

PL-171-7

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; soft off-white medium-weight wool; nearly square; white silk floral design woven through; interesting motif in pink and green scattered throughout; large center figure in pink, green, and yellow wool; wool twisted three-inch self-fringe on two sides; hand-hemmed on two sides. . Dimensions: 54-inches long with fringe; 52-inches wide. Fair condition - a few holes. Circa 1850. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

52 in

Length

54 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 54-inches long with fringe; 52-inches wide.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Stanley Pearson