Name/Title
Woman's ShawlEntry/Object ID
CW 1985.8.2Description
Shawl. Woman's square woolen shawl; multi-colored silk; multi-colored gauze and satin-weave stripes of coral, green, blue, yellow; wool yarn with knotted fringe sewn-on four sides. Dimensions: 75-inches square; fringe 5 1/2-inches long including one-inch knots. Poor condition - many tears, particularly among the stripes. Circa 1900.
Shawl is from the family of the donor's father: Russell Heppard Bowen, born on West Penn Street in Germantown. As an Adult, he lived at 221 West Horter Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119.
Transcribed from Original Accession Record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDimensions
Width
75 inLength
75 inDimension Notes
Details: Dimensions: 75-inches square including fringe; fringe 5 1/2-inches long including one-inch knots.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ballinger, Mrs. Raymond A.; Russell Heppard BowenProvenance
Notes
Shawl is from the family of the donor's father: Russell Heppard Bowen, born on West Penn Street in Germantown. As an Adult, he lived at 221 West Horter Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119.
Russell Heppard Bowen (born 1880) was a civil engineer who held several patents related to shock absorbers in early automobiles. (Source: Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, 1912, 1914)
