Woman's Shawl

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Woman's Printed Silk Shawl

Name/Title

Woman's Shawl

Entry/Object ID

EY-187-7

Description

Shawl. Woman's shawl; large rectangular; printed silk; Eastern red, yellow; green design; pineapple design on four sides; one-inch self-fringe on two ends; hand-hemmed on opposite sides. Dimensions: 59 1/2-inches long including fringe; 47-inches wide. Poor condition - major hole; silk shredding; stains. Circa 1860. Worn by Sarah Van Dycke (Mrs. Davis Bevan Stacey) 1808-1873. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

47 in

Length

59-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 59 1/2-inches long including fringe; 47-inches wide; one-inch self-fringe on two ends.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Eyre, M. Laurence; Sarah Van Dycke, and Mrs. Davis Bevan Stacey (1808-1873)

Provenance

Notes

Worn by the donor's ancestor, Sarah Van Dycke (Mrs. Davis Bevan Stacey) 1808-1873. Ancestry.com: Name: Sarah Stacey Birth Date: 1808 Birth Place: Flushing, Vlissingen Municipality, Zeeland, Netherlands Death Date: 30 Aug 1873 Death Place: Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, USA Cemetery: Chester Rural Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Spouse: Davis Bevan Stacey